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French
Etymology
Adaptation of Latin fungus; also found in Middle French as fonge.
Pronunciation
Noun
fongus m (plural fongus)
- (botany) fungus
- (medicine) a kind of tumor that forms on the skin and has a microscopic appearance of a sponge or fungus
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