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Added 3 October 2026

fungi

/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/ noun

Latin root: fungī Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fungi at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

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