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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNGUS-LIKE

fungus-like  [ˈfʌŋɡəsˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNGUS-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fungus-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUNGUS-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fungus-like in the English dictionary

The first definition of fungus-like in the dictionary is like or resembling any member of a kingdom of organisms that lack chlorophyll, leaves, true stems, and roots, reproduce by spores, and live as saprotrophs or parasites. The group includes moulds, mildews, rusts, yeasts, and mushrooms. Other definition of fungus-like is something resembling a fungus, esp in suddenly growing and spreading rapidly. Fungus-Like is also like any soft tumorous growth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNGUS-LIKE


boxlike
ˈbɒksˌlaɪk
businesslike
ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk
canvaslike
ˈkænvəsˌlaɪk
fencelike
ˈfɛnsˌlaɪk
forceps-like
ˈfɔːsɪpsˌlaɪk
fortresslike
ˈfɔːtrəsˌlaɪk
foxlike
ˈfɒksˌlaɪk
furnace-like
ˈfɜːnɪsˌlaɪk
glasslike
ˈɡlɑːsˌlaɪk
grasslike
ˈɡrɑːsˌlaɪk
harness-like
ˈhɑːnɪsˌlaɪk
horselike
ˈhɔːsˌlaɪk
mouselike
ˈmaʊsˌlaɪk
princelike
ˈprɪnsˌlaɪk
purselike
ˈpɜːsˌlaɪk
sinuslike
ˈsaɪnəsˌlaɪk
Tardis-like
ˈtɑːdɪsˌlaɪk
trancelike
ˈtrɑːnsˌlaɪk
virus-like
ˈvaɪərəsˌlaɪk
waxlike
ˈwæksˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNGUS-LIKE

fungal
fungi
fungibility
fungible
fungible issue
fungic
fungicidal
fungicidally
fungicide
fungiform
fungistat
fungistatic
fungistatically
fungo
fungoid
fungoidal
fungosity
fungous
fungus
funicle

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNGUS-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of fungus-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fungus-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNGUS-LIKE

Find out the translation of fungus-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fungus-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fungus-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

真菌样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parecido a un hongo
570 millions of speakers

English

fungus-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कवक की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل الفطريات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гриб - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fungo semelhante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছত্রাক মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

champignon comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kulat seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pilzähnliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真菌のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곰팡이 와 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jamur kaya jamur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nấm như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூஞ்சை போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुरशीसारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mantar benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fungus -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak grzyb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гриб - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- ciuperca ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μύκητας που μοιάζει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swam -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svampliknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sopp -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fungus-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNGUS-LIKE»

The term «fungus-like» is normally little used and occupies the 122.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNGUS-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fungus-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNGUS-LIKE»

Discover the use of fungus-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fungus-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marine Fungi: and Fungal-like Organisms
Sigrid Neuhauser, Sally L. Glockling, Eduardo M. Leaño, Osu Lilje, Agostina V. Marano and Frank H. Gleason The term “fungus-like” is difficult to define, as it is used to describe a diverse set of eukaryotic microorganisms that either share some ...
E. B. Gareth Jones, Ka-Lai Pang, 2012
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Fungal Biology
This chapter is divided into the following major sections: - overview of the fungi and fungus-like organisms - the true fungi (Kingdom Mycota): Chytridiomycota, Glomeromycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, mitosporic fungi - the  ...
J. W. Deacon, 2013
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na
Fungus-like protists are heterotrophs that have cell walls and reproduce by forming spores. Fungus-like protists are mostly immobile but some develop movement at some point in their lives. There are essentially three types of fungus -like ...
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CK-12 Biology
Fungus-like protists are molds. They are absorptive feeders on decaying organic matter. They resemble fungi, and they reproduce with spores as fungi do. However, in other ways, they are quite different from fungi and more like other protists.
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London: A Social History
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 'A Fungus-Like Growth': Expansion 1890-1945 Fearful observers of former centuries had labelled London a cancer, a monster, a disease. In the wake of Darwin they tended to term it a force of nature, an evolving ...
Roy Porter, 1998
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Protists: Pond Microlife Science Learning Guide:
F-L P Characteristics of Fungus-Like Protists Fungus-like protists share characteristics of both protists and fungi. They are heterotrophs that feed on decomposing organic materials and reproduce by spores. They are typically found in damp ...
NewPath Learning, 2014
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Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease
Three eukaryotic, fungus-like organisms, Pythium insidiosum, Rhinosporidium seeberi and Lacazia loboi, cause rare sporadic infections in animals which have contact with contaminated water. These organisms, which are found in either ...
P. J. Quinn, 2011
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Biodiversity of Fungi: Inventory and Monitoring Methods
In this chapter we review the current state of knowledge of the phylogeny of true fungi (Kingdom Fungi) and fungus-like organisms placed in several additional distinct clades (Table 1.1). The two-volume work edited by McLaughlin et al. ( 2001) ...
Mercedes S. Foster, Gerald F. Bills, 2011
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Principles Of Microbiology:M&S
11.4 THE FUNGUS-LIKE ORGANISMS There are several eukaryotic microorganisms which are fungus-like and have been traditionally studied by mycologists. But, recently on the basis of molecular studies, they are recognised as distinct from ...
R S. Mehrotra, 2009
10
natural resources
Fungus-like protists include the slime moulds and water moulds. Like the true fungi, the fungus-like protists are saprophytes. Saprophytes are organisms that feed on dead plant and animal material. Unlike true fungi, however, the fungus- like ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNGUS-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fungus-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Phytophthora: the plant destroyer
Phytophthora, whose literal translation means “plant destroyer” is a water mold, a fungus-like organism that causes root and crown rot of annual ... «Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Diseases a danger to Greene County tobacco, tomato farmers
Melody Rose, an agent with the university's extension office, says the fungus-like organism has been destroyed. Rose says farmers should ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Tobacco Targeted
Melody Rose, Master Gardener coordinator and agent with the University of Tennessee Extension Office, confirmed that the fungus-like ... «Greeneville Sun, Jul 15»
4
Mass felling of trees Cwmcarn Forest Drive to take two years
... last year to slow the spread of phytophthora ramorum, a highly infectious and untreatable fungus-like disease which is attacking larch trees. «Campaign Series, Jul 15»
5
Native Plant Nurseries Get Ahead of Dangerous Pathogens
Read the magazine piece for more about the discovery and spread of these fungus-like organisms. O. ff an industrial road and below a span of ... «Bay Nature, Jun 15»
6
Isle of Man Examiner letters, June 23, 2015
Phytophthora is a fungus-like pathogen which is currently known to affect more than 150 tree and plant species and there is likelihood that this ... «Isle of Man Today, Jun 15»
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Drop-in session planned for information on Cwmcarn tree felling
... strategy to slow the spread of Phytophthora Ramorum, a highly infectious and untreatable fungus-like disease which is attacking larch trees. «Caerphilly Observer, Jun 15»
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Public Release: 23-Jun-2015 Old-school literature search helps …
... and which her research team had recently collected in more than a dozen southeast Michigan lakes, is the same fungus-like organism that a ... «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
9
Talks set on Cwmcarn Forest Drive future
... a nationwide strategy to tackle Phytophthora ramorum, a highly infectious and untreatable fungus-like disease which is attacking larch trees. «South Wales Argus, Jun 15»
10
Slime Molds
Although fungus-like in appearance, slime molds are not classified, nor are they related to fungi. Slime molds are saprophytes which derive ... «Pittsburg Morning Sun, Jun 15»

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