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fungi
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: f?n?j?, f?ng?g?, IPA(key): /?f?n.d?a?/, /?f??.?a?/, /?f??.?i?/, /?f?n.d?i?/
- , , ,
Noun
fungi
- plural of fungus
- (pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound
Usage notes
- There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favor the pronunciation /?f?n.d?a?/ or /?f??.?a?/, while more British dictionaries favor the pronunciation /?f??.?i?/ or /?f?n.d?i?/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.
Etymology 2
Noun
fungi (uncountable)
- (music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of ukulele, banjo, guitar and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
Synonyms
- (Virgin Islands music): scratch, quelbe
Etymology 3
Noun
fungi (uncountable)
- Alternative form of fungee (“Caribbean okra dish”)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
fungi
- plural of fungus
Italian
Verb
fungi
- second-person singular present indicative of fungere
- second-person singular imperative of fungere
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?fun.?i?/, [?f???i?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fun.d??i/, [?fun??d??i]
Etymology 1
Noun
fung? m
- genitive singular of fungus
- locative singular of fungus
- nominative plural of fungus
- vocative plural of fungus
Etymology 2
Verb
fung?
- present active infinitive of fungor
References
- fungi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
fungi From the web:
- what fungi
- what fungi causes athlete's foot
- what fungi causes ringworm
- what fungi are decomposers
- what fungi do we eat
- what fungible means
- what fungi is yeast
ostiole
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ostiolum.
Noun
ostiole (plural ostioles)
- (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
- (botany) A similar hole or opening in plants, such as the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed.
Derived terms
- ostiolar
- ostiolate
Anagrams
- Osloite, looties, oolites, oölites, stoolie, toolies
ostiole From the web:
- what does ostiole mean
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