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fungiform

[ fuhn-juh-fawrm, fuhng-guh- ]

adjective

  1. having the form of a fungus or mushroom.


fungiform

/ ˈfʌndʒɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. shaped like a mushroom or similar fungus

    the fungiform papillae of the tongue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fungiform1

First recorded in 1815–25; fungi- + -form
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Example Sentences

In many of the fungiform and most of the circumvallate papillæ are peculiar structures called taste buds or taste goblets.

The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested.

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