fung in, fungine (funjin)

[ In 1866 De Bary gave this name [fungus-cellulose] to the substance composing the cell-walls of fungi... Since then, the names fungine and meta cellulose have been given to this doubtful substance. Poulsen, Bot. Micro-Chem. (trans.), p. 79. fungi no us (fun'ji-nus), a. [ fungus +-ine1 + -ous.] Of or belonging to a fungus. fungite (fun'jit), n. kind of fo il coral. [