Fungus

1. An (fung' order of-gus) plants without a. toadstool stems, leaves roots, consisting of juxtaposed cells, without chlorophvl. They reproduce by spores. The chief cla es are the Hymenomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, Schizomycetes, and Oomycetes. 2. A spongy, morbid excrescence, as proud-flesh. F. of Brain, hernia cerebri F. of Dura Mater, a tumor of the skull, of malignant nature, originating in the layers of osteal cells. F. Foot. See Foot . F. haem a to des, a bleeding tumor, generally a soft cancer.