fungus
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The scans revealed three insects: a fungus gnat, a black fly, and an ancient ant.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
A chemical called phenol was used to stop fungus from growing in the body.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The culprit was a potent fungus never seen before by scientists, now named moss die-back.
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
A smell of tender mushrooms, of wood-flower fungus, of old and concentrated outdoors impregnated the air of the bedroom as it was breathed by the colossal old man weatherbeaten by the sun and the rain.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing fungus
The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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