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fungused

fungused adjective: overgrown by fungus.

Adjective

fungused (comparative more fungused, superlative most fungused)

  1. Overgrown by fungus.
    • Eventually the gills may become badly fungused, the fungus often spreading from the gills to the top and sides of the head.1929, Herbert Spencer Davis, Bureau of Fisheries Document, number 1061, page 159

Forms of fungused

comparativemore fungused
superlativemost fungused

Origin of fungused

From fungus + -ed.

Questions about fungused

What does fungused mean?
Fungused means overgrown by fungus.
What part of speech is fungused?
Fungused is an adjective.

Words near fungused in the dictionary

  1. fungus moths
  2. Fungus Rock
  3. fungus weevil
  4. fungus weevils
  5. fungus-growing ant
  6. fungused
  7. funguses
  8. funguslike
  9. fungusproof
  10. fungusproofed
  11. fungusproofing

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