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fungus

The correct spelling is fungus.

How to pronounce fungus

/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
noun

IPA: /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/

Say it like: Fun-gus

The correct spelling is fungus. Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
  2. 2.A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

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