fungi

(singular ‘fungus’)

One of the four main groups (kingdoms) of organisms, the others being the animals, plants and bacteria. There are two groups of higher fungi, the Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes, while other groups are the moulds and chytrids (mainly freshwater moulds).



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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