fungi

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  1. noun A plural of fungus.

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  • In addition to the lichen-fungi, they were starting to see larger, more advanced varieties of light-generating vegetation growing from the ground and walls. —  Splinter Of The Mind's Eye
  • The spider that sat at the edges of its strands was as orange as the fungi, and nearly as big as a baby's fist. —  Ship Of Magic
  • The nutrients absorbed by the fungi are then passed back into the roots of the plants providing a major benefit to the plant -- improved uptake of soil phosphorus.
  • Freezing the region ad thus killing the fungi is another expensive alternative. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "the fungi are the storm troops of the composting process, and must be furnished with all the armament they need." —  Organic Gardener's Composting
 

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Dothideomycetes

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