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fungiform

UK/ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm/

fungiform adjective: having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.

Adjective

fungiform (comparative more fungiform, superlative most fungiform)

  1. Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.
    • Near-synonyms: mycomorphic, mushroom-shaped
    • the fungiform papillae of the tongue

fungiform meaning in Tamil

fungiform in Tamil

காளான்வடிவ

Synonyms of fungiform

Forms of fungiform

comparativemore fungiform
superlativemost fungiform

Origin of fungiform

From fungi- + -form.

Questions about fungiform

What does fungiform mean?
Fungiform means having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.
What is fungiform in Tamil?
Fungiform in Tamil is காளான்வடிவ. See Fungiform meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fungiform?
Fungiform is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fungiform?
Fungiform is pronounced /ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm/ (UK).

Words near fungiform in the dictionary

  1. fungid
  2. fungids
  3. fungie
  4. fungiemia
  5. fungiferous
  6. fungiform
  7. fungiid
  8. fungiids
  9. fungilli
  10. fungilliform
  11. fungillus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fungiform (page history and authors); fungiform (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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