fungus

Word: fungus (pl fungi)

Origin: Latin

fungus (mushroom) <  Greek word  sphongos/σφογγος (=sponge) because of the fungi appearance,

Coined: Horace (65 BC –  8 BC), and Pliny  (23 AD – 79AD),

Definition:

eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue, that includes microorganisms such as yeasts  mushrooms, rusts, smuts, puffballs, truffles, morels, molds, and yeasts.

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The use of the word mycology= study of fungi  is derived from the Greek mykes/μύκης (mushroom) and logos/λόγος (discourse), coined in 1836 by  English naturalist Miles J Berkeley's "The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith, Vol. 5."