Etymology

fungiform

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Today it means: Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← English fungi-
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  1. Englishfungi-
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. English todayfungiform

From fungi- + -form.

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