Fungus

Fungus on a dead tree stump

Description

A group of simple plant-like organisms that do not produce chlorophyll. Examples of fungi include: mushrooms, yeasts, Molds, Smuts, and Mildew. Fungi are parasitic. They will infiltrate and consume wood, paper, or other growth media. They need warmth, oxygen, food, and relatively high humidities for optimum growth. Fungi are spread by airborne spores emitted from fruiting bodies.

Fungus

Synonyms and Related Terms

fungi (plural); mold; mildew; smut; yeast; mushroom; fruiting bodies; svampe (Dan.); Pilze (Deut.); fungi (Esp., It.); champignon (Fr.); mycètes (Fr.); funghi (It.); miceti (It.); schimmels (Ned.); zwammen (Ned.); sopper (Nor.); grzyby (Pol.); fungos (Port.); svampar (Sven.);

Resources and Citations

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• Mary-Lou Florian, Fungal Facts: solving fungal problems in heritage collections, Archetype, London, 2002

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• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998