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fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia |
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being,
organism the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
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fungi,
fungus kingdom,
kingdom fungi the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
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pileus,
cap a tight-fitting headdress
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volva cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
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hymenium spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
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ceratostomella ulmi,
dutch elm fungus fungus causing Dutch elm disease
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claviceps purpurea,
ergot a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
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black root rot fungus,
xylaria mali fungus causing black root rot in apples
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dead-man's-fingers,
dead-men's-fingers,
xylaria polymorpha the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
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sclerotinia any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
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earthball,
hard-skinned puffball,
false truffle,
puffball any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
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stalked puffball a variety of Podaxaceae
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false truffle any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
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slime mold,
slime mould a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
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pond-scum parasite an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum
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potato wart fungus,
synchytrium endobioticum fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers
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saprolegnia ferax,
white fungus a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)
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white rust fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia
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pythium any fungus of the genus Pythium
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phytophthora citrophthora causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits
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phytophthora infestans fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes
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clubroot fungus,
plasmodiophora brassicae a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants
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earth-ball,
truffle,
earthnut creamy chocolate candy
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coral fungus any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral
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tooth fungus a fungus of the family Hydnaceae
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lichen any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
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true fungus any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota
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basidiomycete,
basidiomycetous fungi any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
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chinese black mushroom,
golden oak mushroom,
lentinus edodes,
oriental black mushroom,
shiitake,
shiitake mushroom edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
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lentinus lepideus,
scaly lentinus a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice
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corticium salmonicolor,
pink disease fungus fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc
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bottom rot fungus,
corticium solani fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce
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pellicularia filamentosa,
potato fungus,
rhizoctinia solani fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers
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coffee fungus,
pellicularia koleroga fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants
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volvaria bombycina a parasite on various trees
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mycelium the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
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sac fungus any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus
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ascomycete,
ascomycetous fungus any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
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yeast any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
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aspergillus fumigatus a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
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brown root rot fungus,
thielavia basicola fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
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wynnea americana a fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange
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wynnea sparassoides a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a yellow-brown head shaped like a cauliflower
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false morel a fungus of the family Helvellaceae
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lorchel a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae
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gyromitra any fungus of the genus Gyromitra
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gasteromycete,
gastromycete any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes
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carrion fungus,
stinkhorn any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet"
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true puffball,
puffball any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
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earthstar any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
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radiigera fuscogleba a fungus similar to an earthstar except that it does not open up; the spore mass is brown at maturity with a column of sterile tissue extending up into it
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bird's-nest fungus any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores
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gastrocybe lateritia a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
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macowanites americanus a small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap
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gastroboletus scabrosus a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete
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gastroboletus turbinatus a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete
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grifola frondosa,
hen-of-the-woods,
hen of the woods,
polyporus frondosus large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
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fomes igniarius,
agaric a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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bolete any fungus of the family Boletaceae
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jelly fungus any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh
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rust fungus,
rust any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
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smut fungus,
smut any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
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felt fungus,
septobasidium pseudopedicellatum fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States
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mold,
mould container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
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mildew a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter
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verticillium a fungus of the genus Verticillium
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monilia any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia
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candida any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
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blastomycete any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
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cercospora kopkei,
yellow spot fungus fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)
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green smut fungus,
ustilaginoidea virens fungus causing green smut in rice
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dry rot a fungus causing dry rot
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rhizoctinia any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia
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earth-tongue,
earthtongue any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum
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