1 [C, often pl.] any plant without leaves, flowers or green colouring, usually growing on other plants or on decaying matter. MUSHROOMS and MILDEW are both fungi.
2 [U,C] a covering of MOULD or a similar fungus, for example on a plant or wall:
fungus infections
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