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μύκητας — meaning in English

mykitas

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English meaning

  • fungus noun A living organism such as a mold, mushroom, or yeast that lacks chlorophyll and gets its nutrients by absorption rather than photosynthesis.

Senses

μύκητας is used for these senses in English:

  • fungus (mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

fungus — full definition

  1. noun A living organism such as a mold, mushroom, or yeast that lacks chlorophyll and gets its nutrients by absorption rather than photosynthesis.
  2. noun An abnormal, spongy growth of tissue, such as excess granulation in a wound.

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