fungous
pronunciation
How to pronounce fungous in British English:
UK ['fʌŋgəs]
How to pronounce fungous in American English:
US ['fʌŋgəs]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to fungi
Word Origin
- fungous (adj.)
- mid-15c., "spongy, tender," from Latin fungosus "full of holes, spongy," from fungus "a mushroom, fungus" (see fungus). Meaning "pertaining to or characterized by fungus" is from 18c.; figuratively, often "springing up suddenly" (1751).
Example
- 1. Nursing strategy of chronic ulcer complicated with fungous infection .
- 2. Said to appear , went up cctv spring evening is bright red big violet , still be a fragment of a highly treasured relic after all , 10 finger can clutch must come over , small red or half red not violet is to follow wild fungous however , catch a big .
- 3. A fungous blight attacking the stems of plants .
- 4. X-ray diagnostic study of fungous maxillary sinusitis ( a report of 32 cases )
- 5. A chronic fungous infection which involves the sebaceous glands and hair follicles may result in alopecia .