fungi
Meanings
Noun
- the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
- an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
- Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- plural of fungus
- Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).
- A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).
Scrabble Score: 9
fungi is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfungi is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 12
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