Why was fungus named fungus?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

1520s, from L. fungus, learned alternative to mushroom. (Though funge was used in this sense late 14c.). The Latin word is believed to be cognate with (or derived from) Gk. sphongos, the Attic form of spongos"sponge" (see sponge).

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