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fungal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfʌŋɡəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From fungus + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
    • Doctors determined that the cause of the itchy rash was fungal rather than bacterial.

Antonyms

nonmycotic · nonfungal

Coordinates

mushroomy · fungiform · antifungal · mushroomoid · fungusy · antimycotic · mushroomlike · fungoid

Deriveds

interfungal · endofungal · nonfungal · polyfungal · microfungal · panfungal · -fungin · fungally · perifungal · macrofungal · monofungal · fungal acne

Synonyms

mycotic · fungous

Translations (23)

fr fongique (of or pertaining to a fungus) · cs houbový (of or pertaining to a fungus) · fi sieniperäinen (of or pertaining to a fungus) · ca fúngic (of or pertaining to a fungus) · tr mantarsı (of or pertaining to a fungus) · es fúngico (of or pertaining to a fungus) · eo funga (of or pertaining to a fungus) · ka სოკოვანი (of or pertaining to a fungus) · bg гъбовиден (of or pertaining to a fungus) · fi sienimäinen (of or pertaining to a fungus) · bg гъбест (of or pertaining to a fungus) · gl fúnxico (of or pertaining to a fungus) · ga fungasach (of or pertaining to a fungus) · fr champignonneux (of or pertaining to a fungus) · tr mantarımsı (of or pertaining to a fungus) · pl grzybowy (of or pertaining to a fungus) · it fungino (of or pertaining to a fungus) · hy սնկային (of or pertaining to a fungus) · tr mantarsal (of or pertaining to a fungus) · pt fúngico (of or pertaining to a fungus) · fi sieni- (of or pertaining to a fungus) · cs mykotický (of or pertaining to a fungus) · ru грибко́вый (of or pertaining to a fungus)

fungal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfʌŋɡəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From fungus + -al.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A fungus.
    • Fungals are distinguished from Lichens by their more fugitive nature, their more succulent texture, their want of a thallus or expansion independent of the part that bears the reproductive matter, […] 1847, John Lindley, The Vegetable Kingdom: Second Edition, with Corrections, page 30:
    • Fungals are, however, among the more useful friends of man as food, and among his most dangerous enemies as parasites, destroying the sources of his food. 1856, John Lindley, Medical and Oeconomical Botany: With Numerous Illustrations, page 9:

Forms

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