fungi meaning: definition, etymology

fungi

noun

US, UK /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.

plural of fungus

Derived terms: fungicolous, fungi imperfecti, fungiproof, fungisterol, fungitarian, fungivorous

fungi

noun

UK /ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/ · US /ˈfund͡ʒi/

Etymology See fungee. Sense 2 (“style of folk and popular music”) is apparently from the fact that the music is a blend of different musical instruments and styles, just as the dish (sense 1) is a blend of different flavours.

Alternative Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Broadly A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.