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Definition of: fungus
(fung′gəs) noun plural fun·gus·es or fun·gi (fun′jī)
1. Any of the Fungi group of thallophytic plants, comprising the mushrooms, puffballs, molds, smuts, etc.
2. A soft, spongy growth on an animal body. [<L, a mushroom. Akin to SPONGE.]
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