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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
fungus VS mushroom
Hi,
I had thought that "fungus" and "mushroom" designated exactly the same thing (the latter is just less formal?) until I saw the following sentence in a dictionary:
chenterelle:
any fungus of the genus Cantharellus, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom.
A fungus is supposed to have a mushroom?
If you could shed some light on this?
mus-te
I had thought that "fungus" and "mushroom" designated exactly the same thing (the latter is just less formal?) until I saw the following sentence in a dictionary:
chenterelle:
any fungus of the genus Cantharellus, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom.
A fungus is supposed to have a mushroom?
If you could shed some light on this?
mus-te
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All mushrooms are fungi (plural of fungus), but not all fungi are mushrooms.
- All mushrooms are fungi (plural of fungus), but not all fungi are mushrooms.
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All mushrooms are fungi (plural of fungus), but not all fungi are mushrooms.
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(1) How do most Americans pronounce the last syllable in 'fungi'? like in 'gyro'? like in 'guy'??
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(3) 'boletus' ot 'bolete' -- which is common in AmEng?
thank you!
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Vorparbut not all fungi are mushroomsA mildew is a fungus but not a mushroom? Do I get you right?
(3) 'boletus' ot 'bolete' -- which is common in AmEng?
thank you!
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You don't go to the store to buy some fungi, by the way. We eat mushrooms, and we kill fungi.
1) You hear it many ways. I say "guy" when I don't say "funguses". Some say "jy" or "jee".
2) Right.
3) Few Americans would know either word.
1) You hear it many ways. I say "guy" when I don't say "funguses". Some say "jy" or "jee".
2) Right.
3) Few Americans would know either word.
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