What does "fungiform" mean?

Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.

How do you pronounce "fungiform"?

Pronounced //ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm//.

Common synonyms include: fungusy, mushroom-shaped, mushroomlike, mushroomoid, mushroomy, mycomorphic.

//ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.
"Near-synonyms: mycomorphic, mushroom-shaped"

"Near-synonyms: mycomorphic, mushroom-shaped"

From fungi- + -form.

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