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fungus

fun.gus \'f*n-g*s\ \'f*n-.ji-, 'f*n-.gi-\ n or fun.gi also fun.gus.es [L] 
   pl  often attrib  1: any of a major group (Fungi) of saprophytic and 
   parasitic lower plants t hat lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, 
   mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and usu. bacteria 2: infection with a fungus