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fungal

[ fuhng-guhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi.


ˈڳܲԲ

/ ˈʌŋɡə /

adjective

  1. of, derived from, or caused by a fungus or fungi

    a fungal disease

    fungal spores

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·پ·ڳܲ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fungal1

First recorded in 1825–35; from New Latin ڳܲԲ; fungus, -al 1
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Example Sentences

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After a two-year wait, everyone’s favorite fungal zombie apocalypse show is finally back: The second season of “The Last of Us” premieres Sunday.

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Gareth Penn, chief executive of the Hair and Barber Council, said the rise of illegal barbers has led to fungal infections, such as ringworm, from improperly cleaned equipment.

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Endangered male frogs with an unconventional approach to child-rearing have 'given birth' to 33 tiny young in the UK as part of an urgent mission to rescue the species from a devastating fungal disease.

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Or dropping into a hallway in the Last of Us crawling with Clickers - the deadly, stalking enemies mutated by an extinction-level fungal pandemic.

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All that precipitation also spurs the spread of pests like the fruit fly and the growth of fungal diseases, all of which are becoming a growing problem as the planet warms.

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