FungusWordNet Explorer
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a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
a minute scale
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae