fungi-, fung- +
(Latin: mold, mushroom; any of a group of plants including mushrooms, molds, mildews, etc.)
antifungal
1. Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi.
2. Capable of destroying fungi.
fungal, fungous
Referring to, characteristic of, or caused by a fungus.
fungate
Growing rapidly, like a fungus.
fungi (pl)
Any of a group of plants including mushrooms, molds, mildews, etc.
Fungi: over 100,000 species of organisms that are similar to plants but do not contain chlorophyll and which include mildews, molds, mushrooms, rusts, smuts, and yeasts.
fungicide
1. The destruction of fungi or something used to kill fungi (spores).
2. Any chemical substance (dry or moisture) that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
fungicole
Living in or on fungi.
fungicolous, fungicolous fungus
A fungus that grows in or on other fungi.
fungiform
Shaped like a fungus or mushroom; that is, having or consisting of a broad, often branched, free form on a narrower base.
fungistasis
Inhibition of fungal growth.
fungistat
A chemical that keeps fungi from growing.
fungistatic
A reference to a substance that is able to stop fungal growth.
fungitoxic
A description of a substance that is poisonous to fungi.
fungitoxicity
The property of being fungitoxic or poisonous in any way deleterious (detrimental) to the growth of fungi.
fungivore
Anything that feeds mainly or exclusively on fungi.
fungivorous
Feeding mainly or exclusively on fungi.
A cross reference of a word group that is related, directly or indirectly, to: "fungus, fungi":
myco-.
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