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μῠ́κης

[mý.kɛːs]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. mushroom or other fungus
  2. any mushroom-shaped object, hence:
  3. A fungus, or any object that is shaped like a mushroom.
Examples

Ἡ δ’ ἐλάα πρὸς τῷ τοὺς σκώληκας ἴσχειν, οἳ δὴ καὶ τὴν συκῆν διαφθείρουσιν ἐντίκτοντες, φύει καὶ ἧλον· οἱ δὲ μύκητα καλοῦσιν, ἔνιοι δὲ λοπάδα· τοῦτο δ’ ἐστὶν οἷον ἡλίου καῦσις.

And the olive tree, in addition to harboring the worms which grow and destroy the fig tree, also produces a gall; some call it a mushroom, others a pot-like growth; this is like a burn from the sun.

Pronunciationmý.kɛːs

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.