club fungus

noun

: any of various basidiomycetes (family Clavariaceae) with a simple or branched often club-shaped sporophore

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for club fungus

• fungous
• tungus

Kids Definition

club fungus

noun

: any of a group of fungi that have the hyphae divided by partitions and a special cell for forming spores and that include rusts, smuts, and mushrooms

Medical Definition

club fungus

noun

ˈkləb- 

: any of a family (Clavariaceae) of basidiomycetes with a simple or branched often club-shaped sporophore