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—ALOES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
—CONKSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
—KOJIS[n. -S] · a fungus used to start fermentation
—MOLDSY[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] A fungus that creates such furry growths.
SPECKSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects.
CTRUSTSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
—CHAGAS[n. -S] A parasitic fungus of trees.
—CONKY—[a.] · full of a tree fungus
—ERGOTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
—HYPHAEL[n. -PHAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
—KOJIS—[n. -S] · a fungus used to start fermentation
—MORELS[n. -S] · an edible mushroom
—MUCORS[n. -S] · a type of fungus
—OIDIA—[n. OIDIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The fungus Erysiphe necator (= Uncinula necator), which produces powdery mildew in grapes.
SPECKY—[a. PECKIER, PECKIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Discoloured by fungus growth or insects.
—SPOREDS[v. SPORED, SPORING, SPORES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
—TELIAL[n. -LIA] · a sorus on the host plant of a rust fungus
—YEASTSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
—BLIGHTSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
—BOLETES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.
—BOLETI—[n. -TUSES or -TI] · a fungus
—CAEOMAS[n. -S] · a spore-forming~ organ of a fungus
—ERGOTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
—FUNGALS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
—FUNGIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to, or obtained from, mushrooms or fungus.
—HYPHAE—[n. -PHAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
—HYPHAL—[n. -PHAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
—MILDEWSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to affect with mildew «a whitish growth produced by fungi»
—MUCORS—[n. -S] · a type of fungus
—MYCELES[n. -S] · mycelium «the vegetative portion of a fungus»
—OIDIUM—[n. OIDIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The fungus Erysiphe necator (= Uncinula necator), which produces powdery mildew in grapes.
—REISHIS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The bracket fungus (mushroom) (Ganoderma lucidum and sometimes Ganoderma tsugae).
—SHROOMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus.
—TELIAL—[a.] · pertaining to a telium «a sorus on the host plant of a rust fungus»
—TELIUM—[n. -LIA] · a sorus on the host plant of a rust fungus
—TEMPEHS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a fungus (either Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae).
—TORULAES[n. -LAE or -LAS] · a type of fungus
—TRUFFES[n. -S] · truffle «an edible fungus»
—BASIDIAL[n. -IA] · a structure on a fungus - BASIDIAL [a.]
—BOLETES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.
—BOLETUS—[n. -TUSES or -TI] · a fungus
—CAEOMAS—[n. -S] · a spore-forming~ organ of a fungus
—CANDIDALS[n. -S] · a parasitic fungus - CANDIDAL [a.] (=candidal)
—CHYTRIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
—CONIDIALN[n. -NIDIA] · a fungus spore - CONIDIAL CONIDIAN [a.]
—ERGOTIC—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
—FOXFIRES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
—FUNGALS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
—FUNGOIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus.
—FUNGOUS—[a.] · pertaining to a fungus «any of a major group of lower plants»
—FUSARIA—[n. -SARIA or -SARIUMS] · a disease-causing~ fungus (=fusariums)
—MONILIAE[n. -IAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the genus Monilinia.
—MYCELES—[n. -S] · mycelium «the vegetative portion of a fungus»
—MYCELIALN[n. -LIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
—MYCOSES—[n. -COSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An infection caused by a fungus.
—MYCOSIS—[n. -COSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An infection caused by a fungus.
—MYCOTIC—[n. -COSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to a fungus.
—OIDIOID—[n. OIDIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to the fungus genus Oidium.
—PROTISTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
—RUSSULAS[n. -S] · a woodland fungus
—SHROOMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus.
—TORULAE—[n. -LAE or -LAS] · a type of fungus
—TORULAS—[n. -LAE or -LAS] · a type of fungus
—TRUFFES—[n. -S] · truffle «an edible fungus»
—TRUFFLEDS[n. -S] · an edible fungus - TRUFFLED [a.]
—AUTECISMS[n. -S] · the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host
—BASIDIAL—[n. -IA] · a structure on a fungus - BASIDIAL [a.]
—BASIDIUM—[n. -IA] · a structure on a fungus - BASIDIAL [a.]
—BOTRYTIS—[n. -TISES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
—CANDIDAL—[n. -S] · a parasitic fungus - CANDIDAL [a.] (=candidal)
—CANDIDAS—[n. -S] · a parasitic fungus - CANDIDAL [a.] (=candidal)
—CHYTRIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
—CONIDIAL—[n. -NIDIA] · a fungus spore - CONIDIAL CONIDIAN [a.]
—CONIDIAN—[n. -NIDIA] · a fungus spore - CONIDIAL CONIDIAN [a.]
—CONIDIUM—[n. -NIDIA] · a fungus spore - CONIDIAL CONIDIAN [a.]
—FUNGOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus.
—FUNGUSES—[n. -GI or -GUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of fungus
—FUSARIUMS[n. -SARIA or -SARIUMS] · a disease-causing~ fungus (=fusariums)
—HYMENIAL—[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus.
—HYMENIUMS[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The sporebearing surface of a fungus.
—MONILIAE—[n. -IAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the genus Monilinia.
—MUSHROOMSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
—MYCELIAL—[n. -LIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
—MYCELIAN—[n. -LIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
—MYCELIUM—[n. -LIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
—MYCELOID—[n. -LIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
NOOSPHERES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.
—ORGANISMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
—PATHOGENESY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
—POLYPORES[n. -S] · a type of fungus
—RUSSULAS—[n. -S] · a woodland fungus
—SEPTORIAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fungus of the genus Septoria that causes numerous leaf spot diseases on crops.
—SNOWMOLDS[n. -S] · a fungus disease of grasses near the edge of melting snow
—TRUFFLED—[n. -S] · an edible fungus - TRUFFLED [a.]
—TRUFFLES—[n. -S] · an edible fungus - TRUFFLED [a.]
—AFLATOXINS[n. -S] · a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus~ growing on peanuts, maize, etc~, causing liver disease (esp~ cancer) in man
—ASCOSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
—AUTECISMS—[n. -S] · the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host
—BOLETUSES—[n. -TUSES or -TI] · a fungus
—EARTHSTARS[n. -S] · © a curious fungus of the genus Geaster~, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores
—ENDOPHYTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
—ENTOPHYTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism.
—ERGOTIZED—[a.] · © affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye
—FUNGICIDES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.
—FUNGIFORM—[a.] · © shaped like a fungus or mushroom
—FUSARIUMS—[n. -SARIA or -SARIUMS] · a disease-causing~ fungus (=fusariums)
—MYCOPHAGY—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The eating of fungus.
—MYCOTOXINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.
—POLYPORES—[n. -S] · a type of fungus
—SEPTORIAS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fungus of the genus Septoria that causes numerous leaf spot diseases on crops.
—SNOWMOLDS—[n. -S] · a fungus disease of grasses near the edge of melting snow
—SPOROCARPS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
—STINKHORNS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
—TOADSTOOLS[n. -S] · © a name given to many umbrella-shaped~ fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus~. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter
—UREDINIUMS[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A pustule that occurs on the leaves and stems of a plant infected with rust fungus.
—AECIOSPORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
—AFLATOXINS—[n. -S] · a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus~ growing on peanuts, maize, etc~, causing liver disease (esp~ cancer) in man
—ASCOGONIUM—[n. -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
—ASCOMYCETES[Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
—ASPERGILLI—[n. -LI] · any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped~ stalk: family Aspergillaceae~
—AUTOECIOUS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
—DECOMPOSERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A substance or an organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.
—EARTHSTARS—[n. -S] · © a curious fungus of the genus Geaster~, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores
—ENDOPHYTES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
—ENDOPHYTIC—[a.] · Derivative of endophyte «a fungus, or occasionally an alga or other organism, that lives within a plant»
—FUNGICIDAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
—MYCORRHIZAELS[Wiktionary - Sense 1] A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
—NEUROSPORAS[n. -S] · a genus of fast-growing~ orange-red~ fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
—ORGANISMAL—[a.] · Derivative of organism «any living biological entity, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium»
—ORGANISMIC—[a.] · Derivative of organism «any living biological entity, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium»
—PSILOCYBINS[n. -S] · a crystalline phosphate ester that is the active principle of the hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe~ mexicana~. Formula: C12H17N2O4P
—SHAGGYMANES[n. -S] · an edible and elongated fungus or mushroom, Coprinus~ comatus~, with shaggy scales across the cap and black spores
—SPOROPHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
—STINKHORNS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
—ANTHRACNOSES[n. -S] · any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
—APPRESSORIA—[n. -RIA] · (botany) a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
—ASCOMYCETES—[Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
—ASPERGILLUS—[n. -LI] · any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped~ stalk: family Aspergillaceae~
—CRYPTOCOCCI—[n. -COCCI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic
—DECOMPOSERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A substance or an organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.
—GIBBERELLINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
—HOMOTHALLIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A homothallic fungus or alga
—MICROFUNGUS—[n. -FUNGI or -FUNGUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fungus of microscopic size.
—MYCOPHAGOUS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] fungus-eating.
—MYCORRHIZAE—[Wiktionary - Sense 1] A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
—MYCORRHIZAS—[Wiktionary - Sense 1] A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
—NEUROSPORAS—[n. -S] · a genus of fast-growing~ orange-red~ fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
—PSILOCYBINS—[n. -S] · a crystalline phosphate ester that is the active principle of the hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe~ mexicana~. Formula: C12H17N2O4P
—RHIZOCTONIAS[n. -S] · a plant fungus which affects a wide range of plants including potatoes and is found worldwide
—SHAGGYMANES—[n. -S] · an edible and elongated fungus or mushroom, Coprinus~ comatus~, with shaggy scales across the cap and black spores
—ANTHRACNOSES—[n. -S] · any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
—APPRESSORIUM—[n. -RIA] · (botany) a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
—CRYPTOCOCCAL—[a.] · of, relating to, or caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans~ fungus
—CRYPTOCOCCUS—[n. -COCCI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic
—CYTOCHALASINS[n. -S] · (biochemistry) any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
—RHIZOCTONIAS—[n. -S] · a plant fungus which affects a wide range of plants including potatoes and is found worldwide
—BASIDIOMYCETES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
—CYTOCHALASINS—[n. -S] · (biochemistry) any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
—HETEROTHALLIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Such an alga or fungus
—MICROFUNGUSES—[Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fungus of microscopic size.
—BASIDIOMYCETES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
—CRYPTOCOCCOSES—[n. -COSES] · a disease affecting both animals and humans caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans~ fungus
—CRYPTOCOCCOSIS—[n. -COSES] · a disease affecting both animals and humans caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans~ fungus
—HETEROKARYOSES—[n. -KARYOSES] · the condition of having two genetically different nuclei in a cytoplasm of a fungus
—HETEROKARYOSIS—[n. -KARYOSES] · the condition of having two genetically different nuclei in a cytoplasm of a fungus
—HISTOPLASMOSIS—[n. -MOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu.
—KERATINOPHILIC—[a.] · (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc~.
—SPOROTRICHOSIS—[n. -CHOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.

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