Plural of fungus
irregular plural
The plural of fungus is fungi or fungus.
Forms of fungus
| Singular | fungus /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | fungi /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/ fungus /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Less standard forms: fungusses (nonstandard).
Fungi in a sentence
- Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2020
- While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic.From the entry pathogenic
- The designation loculoascomycetes was first proposed for all fungi which have ascolocular development.From the entry ascolocular
- When pruning a tree, stub cuts delay wound closure and can provide entry to canker fungi that kill the cambium, delaying or preventing woundwood formation.From the entry woundwood
- To start companion planting with fungi, add woodchips and mushroom spawn to your soil.2023, Liv Sisson, Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager's Field Guide, Penguin Random House New Zealand, →ISBN. From the entry companion planting
Meaning of fungus
- noun A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
- noun The flesh of such an organism.
- noun A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Nouns ending in -us: plural -i
Questions about the plural of fungus
- What is the plural of fungus?
- The plural of fungus is fungi or fungus.
- Is fungus countable?
- Fungus is a countable and uncountable noun.
- Is fungusses correct?
- fungusses is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual plural of fungus is fungi or fungus.
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