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fungous

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus + -ous.

  1. Of or pertaining to fungi.

    With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own.

  2. Of or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence.
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