fungus
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Instead of relying on photosynthesis - a process involving sunlight, water and carbon dioxide - to create food and oxygen to survive, the flowers can also take energy from fungus in woodland soils.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Most black truffles now come from truffle plantations or cultivated truffle grounds, where trees have had their roots soaked in a truffle‑based slurry to encourage the fungus to grow.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Because so many populations collapsed before scientists knew the fungus existed, determining whether it was responsible has been particularly difficult.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
"The discovery illustrates how much fungus biodiversity remains to be discovered in East Asian forests."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
It had to be her voice because there was nothing exciting about looking for squat fungus in the bush.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
The Woodland Trust said unsustainable harvesting of plants - and particularly fungi - could put wildlife under pressure.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
These structures emerged from the rhizosphere, the region of soil surrounding plant roots, and appeared to belong to an unidentified member of the ascomycete fungi.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Unlike familiar mushrooms, these fungi do not produce true mushroom structures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
One project uses the microscope to observe interactions among plant cells, fungi, and bacteria as they happen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
"A treat for your feet. Made from all natural ingredients, it neutralizes odor-causing fungi and bacteria. Plus, you'll like the tingle."
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021
The illnesses most frequently reported by migrants who make it across the jungle are foot funguses, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory infections.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book “Silent Spring,” which convincingly argued that chemicals used to kill insects, funguses and pests were also killing birds and harming the environment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
This makes your entire body hypersensitive to all forms of irritants, including weather changes, certain food proteins, and funguses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
I know some circles of many yards diameter of this kind near Foremark in Derbyshire which annually produce large white funguses and stronger grass, and have done so, I am informed, above thirty years.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Erasmus Darwin
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