fungiform

English

Etymology

From fungi- +‎ -form.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm/, /ˈfʌŋ.ɡɪ.fɔːm/

Adjective

fungiform (comparative more fungiform, superlative most fungiform)

  1. Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.
    Hypernyms: fungoid, mushroomoid, mushroomlike
    Coordinate terms: fungal, fungous, mycotic, fungous, fungusy, mushroomy; nonfungal, nonmycotic
    Near-synonyms: mycomorphic, mushroom-shaped
    the fungiform papillae of the tongue

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From fungă +‎ -i- +‎ -form. Calque of French fongiforme.

Adjective

fungiform m or n (feminine singular fungiformă, masculine plural fungiformi, feminine and neuter plural fungiforme)

  1. fungiform

Declension

Declension of fungiform
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite fungiform fungiformă fungiformi fungiforme
definite fungiformul fungiforma fungiformii fungiformele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite fungiform fungiforme fungiformi fungiforme
definite fungiformului fungiformei fungiformilor fungiformelor
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