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Definition: FUNGIFORM

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Shaped like a fungus or mushroom.[Websters]
2. Being bulbous. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fungiformly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fungiformly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fungiform.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Fungiform" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Fungiform \Fun"gi*form\, adjective. [Eungus -form: compare to the French expression fongiforme.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FUNGIFORM

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] In mineralogy, having a termination similar to the head of a fungus.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Adjective] Having the shape of a mushroom. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: FUNGIFORM

Expressions Definition
Fungiform papilla The Fungiform papillae are mushroom shaped papillae (projections) on the tongue. They are located on the top surface of the tongue, towards the back. They have taste buds on their surface which can distinguish the four tastes: sweet, sour, bitter and salty. They have a core of connective tissue and the seventh cranial nerve innervates them. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: FUNGIFORM

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Fungiform papilla 7     Fungiform papilla 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: fungiform
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Adjective

bulbous, fungoid.
Consider also: bulging, spongy, fungal, bulgy, convex, protuberant.

Other

moniliform, pyriform, fungous.
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Computed Synonyms: fungiform

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.0495   fungiform     fungous     spongy, fungoid, fungal, porous, fungus   
 2   1.0192   fungiform     fozy     spongy, fat, fuggy, flappy, flaggy   
 3   1.0091   fungiform     pulpy     mushy, fleshy, soft, pappy, squashy   
 4   1.0091   fungiform     spongy     porous, fungous, soft, squashy, absorbent   
 5   1.0090   fungiform     squashy     soft, limp, flabby, tender, flaccid   
 6   1.0086   fungiform     mushroom-shaped     mushroom   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: fungiform

Context Synonyms within Context

Rotundity

Fungiform, bead-like, bell shaped, bulbous, campaniform, campaniliform, campanulate, circular, columnar, conic, conical, cylindric, cylindrical, cylindroid, egg shaped, gibbous, globated, globose, globous, globular, lumbriciform, moniliform, oviform, ovoid, pear shaped, pyriform, rixiform, rotund, round, round as a ball, round as a billiard ball, round as a cannon ball, round as an apple, round as an orange, spherical, spheroidal, tres atque rotundus.

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Translations: FUNGIFORM

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski гъбовиден (fungous, fungiform). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) gʺboviden (fungous, fungiform). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian houbovitý (spongy, fungal, fungus, fungoid, fungous). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese fungiforme (fungiform). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian гъбовиден (fungous, fungiform). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) gʺboviden (fungous, fungiform). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina houbovitý (spongy, fungal, fungus, fungoid, fungous). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 菌状的 (fungiform). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 菌狀的 (fungiform). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech houbovitý (spongy, fungal, fungus, fungoid, fungous). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari قارچ مانند (fungiform, fungoid), بشكل قارچ وسماروغ (fungiform). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch pilzförmige Zungenpapille (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish sieninystyt (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Français fongiforme (fungiform), papille fongiforme (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
French fongiforme (fungiform), papille fongiforme (fungiform papilla). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
German pilzförmige Zungenpapille (fungiform papilla). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 버섯 모양의 (fungiform), 균상의 (fungiform), 균 모양의 (fungiform). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 버섯 모양의 (fungiform), 균상의 (fungiform), 균 모양의 (fungiform). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
High German pilzförmige Zungenpapille (fungiform papilla). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch pilzförmige Zungenpapille (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian fungiforme (fungiform), che ha forma di fungo (fungiform). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese きのこ状の (fungiform), 茸状乳頭 (fungiform papillae). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 버섯 모양의 (fungiform), 균상의 (fungiform), 균 모양의 (fungiform). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi قارچ مانند (fungiform, fungoid), بشكل قارچ وسماروغ (fungiform). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian قارچ مانند (fungiform, fungoid), بشكل قارچ وسماروغ (fungiform). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) قارچ مانند (fungiform, fungoid), بشكل قارچ وسماروغ (fungiform). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese fungiforme (fungiform). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi de svampliknande papillerna (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish fungiforme (fungiform, mushroom-shaped). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea sieninystyt (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi sieninystyt (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska de svampliknande papillerna (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish de svampliknande papillerna (fungiform papilla). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, fungiform. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: FUNGIFORM

Language Translations for “fungiform” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag fathagungathagifathagorm (fungiform). Additional references: Athag, fungiform. (volunteer)
Double Dutch fagungagifagorm (fungiform). Additional references: Double Dutch, fungiform. (volunteer)
Leet |*|-|(_)|\|&!|*|-|¤|z{V} (fungiform). Additional references: Leet, fungiform. (volunteer)
Oppish fopungopifoporm (fungiform). Additional references: Oppish, fungiform. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ungiformfay (fungiform). Additional references: Pig Latin, fungiform. (volunteer)
Terran B fungiforme (fungiform). Additional references: Terran B, fungiform. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi fubungubifuborm (fungiform). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, fungiform. (volunteer)
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