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fungose

fungose is the alternative form of fungous.

Meaning of fungous

Adjective

fungous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to fungi.
    • With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness
    Synonyms:
    fungal, mycotic
  2. (archaic) Of or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence.

Questions about fungose

What is fungose the alternative form of?
Fungose is the alternative form of fungous.

Words near fungose in the dictionary

  1. fungophile
  2. fungophiles
  3. fungophobia
  4. Fungor
  5. fungos
  6. fungose
  7. fungosities
  8. fungosity
  9. fungous
  10. fungs
  11. funguria

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