Fungiform Definition

fŭnjə-fôrm, fŭnggə-
adjective
Having the form of a fungus.
Webster's New World
Shaped like a mushroom.
American Heritage

Origin of Fungiform

  • Latin fungus (“mushroom”) + -form

    From Wiktionary

  • fung(us) –form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fungiform Sentence Examples

  • There are no fungiform papillae on the dorsum, but a few inconspicuous ones scattered along the sides of the organ.

  • The blue food coloring stains the normal skin on your tongue, but doesn't stain the fungiform papillae, so they stand out.

  • Can you identify the fungiform and filiform papillae, glands, and skeletal muscle.

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Words Starting With

FFUFUN

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MRMORM

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Words Starting With F and Ending With M

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