Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Fungi
fungi
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
|
2009
|
© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
fun·gi
/ ˈfənˌjī; -ˌgī/
•
plural form of fungus.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Fungus and nematode Pesta. (insect control)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...based granules as a fungus carrier. Dough...supply nutrients for fungi after the granules...Although most fungi survived well, we...eventually make a fungus Pesta storable at...or leaves, the fungus spreads between plant...to deploy multiple fungi species, since farmers...
|
 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
|
The FUNGUS among us; Fungi share a common ancestor with humans, and like many distant relatives, it's the traits we share that can make getting along difficult.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/9/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...to that of animals. Fungi range in size from submicroscopic...diameter. In fact, fungi may be the world's...armillaria ostsoyae, a fungus that feeds on pine trees...characteristic of some of the fungi that are potentially...why the tube makes a fungus more dangerous, or even...
|
|
Fungi.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 3/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...i-mal). A mushroom is a fungus (fun-gus). Some fungi (fun-gi) are very big...Some fungi you can eat. Some fungi you can not eat. New Words: mushroom plant animal fungus fungi NOTE TO TEACHERS and PARENTS...
|
|
Fungus factories: additives from fungi are already widely used in the food industry, and plenty more await discovery.(Food science)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 9/29/2008; ; 700+ words
; Fungi haven't had much good press lately. Since...in the US before that, the public face of fungi has been looking distinctly mouldy. Behind...eradication programmes know a lot more about fungi than just how to get rid of them. Even some...
|
|
Fungus foray
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 11/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...week, I went on a 'fungus foray and feast'. The...he said, gathering fungi as we went. At the farmhouse...extraordinary diversity of fungi. Before we set off...When we encountered fungi in some shape or form...made by Blackberry Rust Fungus or Tar Spot fungus as...
|
|
The fungus among us: tiny but ubiquitous, mycorrhizal fungi form vital connections underground.(Science Essay)
Magazine article from: Alternatives Journal; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...forest as a network of interconnected roots linked by fungi, passing nutrients between individuals. Just as a forest...protected, often without realizing it, is mycorrhizal fungi. Fungi take many-forms, ranging from mushrooms to yeasts...
|
|
Fungus turns spotlight on conservation efforts
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 5/31/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...out into the high mountains in search of caterpillar fungus. The fungus is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM...intensify patrolling and keep out the hordes on the fungus' trail. The Minshan forests are also an important...
|
|
Fungus Genome Yielding Answers to Protect Grains, People, Animals.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 10/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...The scientists who sequenced the fungus' genes said that the genome will...triggers the process that spreads the fungus and why various fungi attack specific plants. These...are completely resistant to the fungus Fusarium graminearum, something...
|
|
Fungus alternative
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/2/2005; 607 words
; New Straits Times 10-02-2005 Fungus alternative Edition: New Sunday Times A FUNGUS commonly known as green muscardine holds promise...within three to seven days after exposure to the fungus. Scientifically named Metarhizium anisopliae...
|
|
Fungi scientists are endangered species
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...transplants. * RECYCLING FUNGUS Fungi are the ultimate...of most valuable fungi is Ophiocordyceps...Himalayan caterpillar fungus which sells for up...underground tuber fungi - can cost even more * DRUG-PRODUCING FUNGUS The fungus Monascus...
|
|
Fungi
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...the life cycle. All fungi reproduce asexually by...reproduce sexually as well. Fungi are very important in...of yeast, a type of fungus, is responsible for...mushrooms, another kind of fungus, are edible and have...Mycology is the study of fungi. The different taxonomic...
|
|
fungus
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
fungus Any of a wide variety of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which are unable to photosynthesize and...The main body of a typical multicellular fungus consists of an inconspicuous network (mycelium...
|
|
fungi
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
fungi Subdivision of Thallophyta, plants without differentiation...saprophytes. Microfungi are moulds , as opposed to larger fungi, which are mushrooms and toadstools. Yeasts are sometimes classed with fungi. Species of moulds such as Penicillium , Aspergillus...
|
|
|
bracket fungus
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
bracket fungus ( shelf fungus ) Any of a large family (Polyporaceae) of common arboreal fungi that have spore-bearing tubes under the cap. Bracket fungi are usually hard and leathery or wood-like and...
|
|
shelf fungus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
shelf fungus The common name for any fungus with a shelf-like fruit body that juts out horizontally from its substrate, usually a tree or log. Compare BRACKET FUNGUS .
|
