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fungus

[fuhng-guhs] / ˈfʌŋ gəs /




NOUN
yeast
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Now Greiff knows what the helpful fungus can do, he looks for it anywhere he goes.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The scientist tracking the spread of the moss die-back fungus across the UK took BBC News to see its "fairy rings of death" in south Wales.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Two floors below, IV bags filled with grasses, fungus and a wasp nest hang from the ceiling as part of a meditation on the healing aspects of the environment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"The definition of a protist is loose -- essentially it is any eukaryotic organism which is not an animal, plant, or fungus," said Dr. McGowan.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Where the deer nibbled, I gathered the fungus, the fungus of immortality.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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