lower fungi
1Fungi — Fun gi (f[u^]n j[imac]), n. pl.; sing. {fungus}. (Biol.) A group of thallophytic plant like organisms of low organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a… …
2lower fungus — noun : any of numerous fungi with hyphae absent or rudimentary and nonseptate and never forming a compact tissue (as in the Phycomycetes) compare higher fungus * * * /loh euhr/, Mycol. any of various fungi that do not produce well organized… …
3lower fungus — /loh euhr/, Mycol. any of various fungi that do not produce well organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids. [1895 1900] * * * …
4fungi — fun·gi || fʌŋgaɪ n. kingdom of fungus (taxonomic kingdom of lower plants); (pun) person who buys the drinks fʌŋgÉ™s n. any of a group of organisms including mushrooms and mildews …
5lower plants — noun plural : plants (as the algae and fungi) having simple structure and reproductive processes …
6Evolution of fungi — As fungi rarely fossilise, speculation on their evolution is necessarily limited.Evidence suggests that the kingdom diverged from other life around Ma|1500, (Wang et al., 1999) with the glomeleans branching from the higher fungi at Ma|570,… …
7protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… …
8fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …
9microbiology — microbiological /muy kroh buy euh loj i keuhl/, microbiologic, adj. microbiologically, adv. microbiologist, n. /muy kroh buy ol euh jee/, n. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic… …
10Oomycete — Water moulds The reproductive structures of Phytophthora infestans Scientific classification …
