fungus

noun
/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/UK/fʊŋ.ɡəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”).

  1. borrowed from fungus

Definitions

  1. A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no…

    A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

  2. A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

  3. The flesh of this organism.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fungus. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fungus. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at fungus

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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