fungous

English

Etymology

From Latin fungōsus.

Adjective

fungous (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to a fungus; fungal
    • 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 7:
      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.

Translations
of or pertaining to a fungus — see fungal
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