Etymology

fungin

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Today it means: A cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms. Full definition →

Latin fungus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfungus“mushroom”
  2. English todayfungin

From Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Compare French fongine, fungine.

Words from the same roots

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