fun|gous

fun|gous
fun|gous «FUHNG guhs», adjective.
1. of a fungus or fungi; like a fungus; spongy.
2. Figurative. growing or springing up suddenly like a mushroom, but not lasting or substantial.
3. caused by a fungus: »

Wheat rust is a fungous disease.

[< Latin fungōsus < fungus fungus]

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