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UKKingdom fungi
/kˈɪŋdəm fˈʌŋɡi/
/kˈɪŋdəm fˈʌŋɡi/Kingdom fungi
[NOUN]1
the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
Examples
1. But before we go any deeper into the kingdom fungi, I wanted to make a toast to Louis Pasteur in the form of a Biolo-graphy.
2. Finally, no roster of natural poisons would be complete without a visit to the kingdom fungi, because although few of its thousands of species are poisonous, some of the ones that are contain toxins that would give botulism a run for its money, called amatoxins.
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