Etymology

fungi-

Today it means: Fungus, fungi: mushrooms, yeasts, molds, and so on. Full definition →

Latin fungus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfungus
  2. English todayfungi-

From the compound form of Latin fungus, from fungus (“mushroom”) + -i- (compound word interfix).

Words from the same roots

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