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Meaning of Fungus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs

Definitions

  1. Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
  2. A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

Equivalents

العربية الفطر فطر فطرة
Azərbaycanca göbələk
Български гъба
Bosanski grib nam гриб
Català fong
Čeština houba
Cymraeg ffwng
Dansk svamp
Deutsch Pilz Schwamm
Ελληνικά μύκητας
Esperanto fungo
Español hongo
Eesti seen
فارسی قارچ
Suomi sieni
Français fongus fungus
Gaeilge fungas
Gàidhlig fungas
Galego fungo
עברית פטרייה
Hrvatski grib nam гриб
Magyar gomba gombaféle
Հայերեն բորբոս սունկ
Bahasa Indonesia fungus jamur kulat
Íslenska sveppur
Italiano fungo
日本語 真菌 菌類
ქართული სოკო
ខ្មែរ ផ្សិត
한국어 균계 진균 팡이
Latina fungus
ລາວ ເຫັດ
Lietuvių grybas
Latviešu sēnes
Te Reo Māori harore
Македонски габа
मराठी बुरशी
Bahasa Melayu kulat
မြန်မာဘာသာ မှို
Nederlands zwam
Polski grzyb grzybowy
Português fungo
Română ciupercă
Русский гриб грибок
Slovenčina huba
Српски grib nam гриб
Svenska svamp
Kiswahili kuvu
తెలుగు శిలీంధ్రం
Тоҷикӣ занбӯруғ
Türkçe mantar
Українська гриб
Tiếng Việt năm
IsiXhosa ikhowa inkowane

Examples

“Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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