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