fungus
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A powerful fungus destroying plants sounds like a potential threat to other species and biodiversity.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The scientist tracking the spread of the moss die-back fungus across the UK took BBC News to see its "fairy rings of death" in south Wales.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
"The definition of a protist is loose -- essentially it is any eukaryotic organism which is not an animal, plant, or fungus," said Dr. McGowan.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
I can’t speak to the medicinal benefits of snow fungus tea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Each variant of fungus was a medicine—a potent cure for anything from itchy paws to gut worms—and apparently Nine had made quite the name for himself selling them to the animals of Fernlight Forest.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing fungus
The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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