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fungal

[ fuhng-guhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi.


ˈڳܲԲ

/ ˈʌŋɡə /

adjective

  1. of, derived from, or caused by a fungus or fungi

    a fungal disease

    fungal spores

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·پ·ڳܲ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fungal1

First recorded in 1825–35; from New Latin ڳܲԲ; fungus, -al 1
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Endangered male frogs with an unconventional approach to child-rearing have 'given birth' to 33 tiny young in the UK as part of an urgent mission to rescue the species from a devastating fungal disease.

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Or dropping into a hallway in the Last of Us crawling with Clickers - the deadly, stalking enemies mutated by an extinction-level fungal pandemic.

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All that precipitation also spurs the spread of pests like the fruit fly and the growth of fungal diseases, all of which are becoming a growing problem as the planet warms.

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The scientists, who present their findings in the journal PLoS Biology, say the fungal pathogenFusarium xylarioides continues to pose a significant threat to coffee production and incomes across sub-Saharan Africa.

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After consulting her dermatologist, Simpson-Einziger was diagnosed with a temporary fungal infection called Tinea versicolor, which can lighten or darken skin pigmentation as a result of humidity.

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