fungous

F4U1N1G2O1U1S1

adjective

Of or pertaining to fungi.

Similar
fungalmycotic
Opposite
nonfungalnonmycotic
OriginLatin fungōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivefungous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to fungi.

    With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own.

    1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness

    Synonyms: fungal, mycotic · Antonyms: nonfungal, nonmycotic

  2. archaicnot comparablemedicineOf or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to fungi.

Similar
fungalmycotic
Opposite
nonfungalnonmycotic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to fungi

Similar
fungal
Also see
fungalfungusymycotic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfungōsus
  2. Englishfungous

From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus + -ous.

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APA

fungous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungous

MLA

“fungous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fungous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungous.

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