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The combining form fungi– is used like a prefix meaning “fungus.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.

The form fungi– comes from Latin fungus, meaning “fungus.” It is possible that fungus is related to Greek ����ó�Բ��Dz�, meaning “sponge,” by way of a long-lost substrate language of the Mediterranean.

What are variants of fungi-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, fungi– becomes fung-, as in fungemia.

One example of a technical term that uses the form fungi– is fungicide, “a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi.”

While fungi- means “fungus,” –cide refers to “killer,” from Latin -cīda. Fungicide literally translates to “fungus killer.”

What are some words that use the combining form fungi-?

• fungiform
• fungiform papilla
• fungistat
• fungitoxic
• fungivorous

What are some other forms that fungi– may be commonly confused with?

• fruct-
• fructi-

Not every word that begins with the exact letters fungi– or fung-, such as fungo or fungible, is necessarily using the combining form fungi– to denote “fungus.” Learn why fungible means “exchangeable” at our entry for the word.

The combining form –vorous means “eating” or “gaining sustenance from.” With this in mind, what does fungivorous mean?