Fūn'gus, n.

n.: Lat. pl. FŪN'GĪ; Eng. pl. FŪN'GUS-ES. [Lat. fungus, mushroom.]

1. (Bot.) A large natural order of plants, comprehending mushrooms, toadstools, the microscopic plants which form mold, mildew, smut, &c., constituting one division of the Linnaean class Cryptogamia. The word is also applied to excrescences on plants.
2. (Med.) A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds. Hoblyn.

Fungi. 1. Agaricus comatus; 2. Boletus edulis; 3. Morchella esculenta.