fungus
fungus — noun
1. a type of living thing that gets its nutrients by absorbing them from dead or de
a type of living thing that gets its nutrients by absorbing them from dead or decaying organic material, or from a living plant or animal — examples include mushrooms, mould, yeast, and mildew
Eri found a strange fungus on an old log in the forest near her house.
find + fungus + on [surface]
The damp bathroom wall had patches of black fungus that needed to be removed.
common modifier: black fungus / green fungus
Bakers use a type of fungus called yeast to make bread rise and become light.
Nila noticed white mould growing on the old bread in the kitchen cupboard.
After heavy rain, Iris saw colourful fungi at the base of an old oak tree.
- mould
refers specifically to the fuzzy, often grey or green fungi that grow on food or damp surfaces; more informal and specific than 'fungus'
- mushroom
the visible, above-ground fruiting body of certain fungi; not all fungi produce mushrooms
- yeast
single-celled fungus used in baking, brewing, and fermentation; microscopic rather than visible to the naked eye
- mildew
a specific type of fungus that grows as a thin, whitish layer on plants or damp surfaces, often in warm, humid conditions
用法筆記
Plural can be 'fungi' (more common in scientific contexts) or 'funguses'. The word is used as both a countable noun ('a strange fungus') and an uncountable noun ('black fungus on the wall').