"fungoid" meaning in English

See fungoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fungoid [comparative], most fungoid [superlative]
Etymology: From fungus + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fungus|oid}} fungus + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} fungoid (comparative more fungoid, superlative most fungoid)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus. Translations (resembling a fungus): fongoïde (French), fongiforme (French), whakaharore (Maori), fongoïd (Occitan), mantarsı (Turkish), mantarımsı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fungoid-en-adj-YHw1Y399

Noun

Forms: fungoids [plural]
Etymology: From fungus + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fungus|oid}} fungus + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} fungoid (plural fungoids)
  1. A fungus, or some other organism closely resembling a fungus.
    Sense id: en-fungoid-en-noun-9VB~GFKf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 6 94

Inflected forms

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