Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| actinomyces | a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi. |
| aecidium | (Lat.) a cup-shaped fructification in rust fungi. |
| agaric | a kind of fungus. |
| amadou | (Fr.) a kind of fungus used as tinder. |
| amanita | (Greek) a kind of fungus. |
| appressorium | the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| archicarp | a female reproductive structure in certain types of fungi. |
| armillaria | any fungus of the genus Armillaria, the honey fungus. |
| ascocarp | a spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ascomycete | one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| ascomycetous | relating to ascomycete. |
| aspergillus | (Lat.) a minute fungus forming mould. |
| autoecious | of fungus, etc., passing through all life stages on same species of host. |
| basidiomycete | any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| basidiomycetous | of or like a basidiomycete. |
| basidium | (Lat.) a club-shaped spore-bearing structure produced by a basidiomycete. |
| blewit | an edible wild mushroom of Europe and North America, with a pale buff or lilac cap and a lilac stem. |
| blewits | a woodland fungus. |
| bolete | any fungus of the family Boletaceae. |
| boletus | (Lat.) a genus of fungi with a pore-like surface instead of gills. |
| botrytis | a genus of fungi which cause plant diseases. |
| caeoma | the spore-producing part of a fungus. |
| candida | (Lat.) a parasitic, yeastlike fungus, that causes the infection candidiasis. |
| cep | a kind of edible mushroom. |
| cepe | a kind of edible mushroom. |
| champignon | (Fr.) an edible species of mushroom. |
| chantarelle | (Fr.) a kind of fungus. |
| chanterelle | (Fr.) a kind of fungus. |
| chytrid | a primitive variety of fungus. |
| cladosporium | a type of fungus. |
| coremium | (Lat.) an organ of certain fungi. |
| cremini crimini | a meaty cultivated brown or tan button mushroom. |
| cryptococcal | of or like a cryptococcus. |
| cryptococcus | any of a genus of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens. |
| deathcup | a poisonous fungus. |
| discomycete | one of a group of fungi with open apothecia. |
| discomycetous | of or like a discomycete. |
| earthstar | a fungus related to the puffballs that opens out into a starlike form. |
| endomycorrhiza | a type of fungus with hyphae that penetrate the cell wall and invaginate the cell membrane. |
| enoki | (Japanese) a thin white edible mushroom native to Japan. |
| enokitake | (Japanese) a type of mushroom. |
| flybane | a name for various poisonous plants. |
| foxfire | a glow produced by fungi. |
| fungal | relating to fungi eg a fungal infection; (noun) a fungus. |
| fungic | pertaining to, or obtained from, mushrooms; as, fungic acid. |
| fungiform | shaped like a fungus. |
| fungoid | of or like fungus; (noun) a fungus. |
| fungoidal | of or like fungus. |
| fungosity | the quality of being fungous. |
| fungous | of or like fungus. |
| fungus | (Lat.) any of a large division of organisms including mushrooms, toadstools, moulds, rusts and yeasts. |
| fusarium | a type of fungus, causing plant disease. |
| girolle | a fungus, aka chanterelle. |
| gleba | (Lat.) a spore-bearing mass of some fungi. |
| hymenium | the spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom. |
| hypha | (Lat.) a threadlike element forming the mycelium of a fungus. |
| hyphal | of or like hyphae, threadlike elements forming the mycelium of a fungus. |
| koji | (Japanese) a fungus used to initiate fermentation in making soy sauce. |
| lichenism | the association of fungus and alga as a lichen. |
| matsutake | (Japanese) a Japanese mushroom. |
| microfungus | a very small fungus > MICROFUNGI or MICROFUNGUSES. |
| monilia | (Lat.) a fungus of the Monilia genus, having conidia in branched chains. |
| morel | a kind of edible fungus. |
| mucor | (Lat.) a genus of mould fungi. |
| muscardine | a fungus that attacks silkworms. |
| mushie | a mushroom. |
| mushroom | any edible fungus; (verb) to grow or spread rapidly. |
| mushroomy | of or like a mushroom > MUSHROOMIER, MUSHROOMIEST.. |
| mycele | the white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed. |
| mycelial | relating to mycelium, the white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed. |
| mycelian | relating to mycelium, the white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed. |
| mycelium | (Lat.) the white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed. |
| myceloid | resembling mycelium, the white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed. |
| mycetes | (Greek) fungi. |
| mycodomatium | a fungus gall. |
| mycoflora | the fungi characteristic of a region. |
| mycological | of or relating to mycology, the study of fungi. |
| mycologically | (Adv.) MYCOLOGICAL, of or relating to mycology, the study of fungi. |
| mycologist | one who studies mycology. |
| mycology | the study of fungi. |
| mycorhiza | a fungus associated with the root of a plant, the association of mutual benefit. |
| mycorhizal | of or like a mycorhiza, a fungus associated with the root of a plant, the association being of mutual benefit. |
| mycorrhiza | a fungus associated with the root of a plant, the association of mutual benefit. |
| mycorrhizal | of or like a mycorhiza, a fungus associated with the root of a plant, the association being of mutual benefit. |
| neurospora | any of a genus of ascomycetic fungi, used extensively in genetic research. |
| oidium | (Lat.) a thin-walled fungal spore. |
| penicillium | any of a genus of fungus which includes mould on jam, cheese etc. |
| pezizoid | resembling a fungus of the genus Peziza; having a cuplike form. |
| phycomycete | a fungus resembling algae. |
| phycomycetous | of or like a phycomycete. |
| pileus | (Lat.) the umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom. |
| pityrosporum | a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| polypore | a fungus with pores. |
| porcini | an edible mushroom, aka ceps. |
| porcino | (Ital.) an edible mushroom. |
| portabella | a variety of button mushroom. |
| portabello | a variety of button mushroom. |
| portobello | a variety of button mushroom. |
| puckfist | a puffball. |
| puffball | a fungus with a ball-shaped fruiting body which at maturity burst open to discharge a cloud of powdery spores. |
| pythium | a fungus of the genus Pythium. |
| reishi | (Japanese) a mushroom having a shiny cap. |
| rhizoctonia | any of a genus of imperfect fungi that includes major plant pathogens. |
| rhizopus | (Lat.) common bread mould. |
| russula | any fungus of the genus Russula. |
| saccharomyces | any of a genus of usually unicellular yeasts > SACCHAROMYCETES. |
| saprolegnia | any fungus of the genus Saprolegnia, one species of which grows on diseased salmon and was formerly thought to be the cause of the disease. |
| saprophyte | a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| sclerotium | a hardened body formed by certain fungi, such as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot. |
| septoria | a type of fungus. |
| shaggymane | an edible fungus. |
| shiitake | (Japanese) a large dark brown mushroom used in Japanese cookery. |
| shitake | (Japanese) a type of mushroom, featured in Japanese cuisine. |
| shroom | a magic mushroom; (verb) to take magic mushrooms. |
| sickener | a poisonous toadstool. |
| spermatium | one of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi. |
| sterigma | (Greek) a slender projection of the basidium of some fungi. |
| stinkhorn | a kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid odor. |
| tinea | (Lat.) a name applied to various skin diseases, esp ringworm. |
| tineal | relating to tinea, a name applied to various skin diseases, esp ringworm. |
| toadstool | any of several spore-producing, poisonous, umbrella-shaped fungi. |
| torula | (Lat.) a yeastlike microorganism. |
| trichophyton | any fungus of the genus Trichophyton, causing ringworm. |
| truffe | (Fr.) a truffle. |
| truffle | an edible fungus, aka earthnut; a rich confection made with chocolate, butter, etc, usually shaped into balls; (verb) to hunt or root for truffles. |
| tuckahoe | (Am. Ind.) an edible fungus of the United States. |
| ustilagineous | relating to a genus of basidiomycetous fungi, of the family Ustilaginaceae. |
| ustilaginous | relating to a genus of basidiomycetous fungi, of the family Ustilaginaceae. |
| verticillium | a fungus some species of which cause plant disease. |
| woollyfoot | as in wood woollyfoot, a kind of fungus. |
| yeast | one of a group of simple unicellular fungi, used in brewing, baking etc (verb) to ferment; to be covered with froth |
| yeasty | of, relating to, or resembling yeast; (fig.) full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial. |
| zygomycete | one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
| zygomycetous | of or like a zygomycete, one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |