Fungus vs. Mold

Fungusnoun

(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

Fungusnoun

Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, - the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. See fungi.

Fungusnoun

A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds.

Fungusnoun

a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

Fungus

A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, those being Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista.

Moldnoun

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

Moldnoun

A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

Moldnoun

Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

Moldnoun

The shape or pattern of a mold.

Moldnoun

General shape or form.

Moldnoun

Distinctive character or type.

Moldnoun

A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

Moldnoun

(architecture) A group of moldings.

Moldnoun

(anatomy) A fontanelle.

Moldnoun

A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

Moldnoun

Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

Moldnoun

Earth, ground.

Moldverb

(transitive) To shape in or on a mold.

Moldverb

(transitive) To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

Moldverb

(transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

Moldverb

(transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.

Moldverb

(transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

Moldverb

(transitive) To ornament with moldings.

Moldverb

(intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

Moldverb

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

Moldverb

(intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Moldverb

To cover with mold or soil.

Moldnoun

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

Moldnoun

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

Moldnoun

Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.

Moldnoun

A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.

Moldnoun

The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.

Moldnoun

That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.

Moldnoun

Cast; form; shape; character.

Moldnoun

A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.

Moldnoun

A fontanel.

Moldnoun

A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.

Moldverb

To cover with mold or soil.

Moldverb

To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

Moldverb

To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Moldverb

To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.

Moldverb

To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.

Moldverb

To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.

Moldverb

To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.

Moldnoun

the distinctive form in which a thing is made;

Moldnoun

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

Moldnoun

loose soil rich in organic matter

Moldnoun

the process of becoming mildewed

Moldnoun

a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

Moldnoun

sculpture produced by molding

Moldverb

form in clay, wax, etc;

Moldverb

become moldy; spoil due to humidity;

Moldverb

form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;

Moldverb

make something, usually for a specific function;

Moldverb

fit tightly, follow the contours of;

Moldverb

shape or influence; give direction to;

Moldnoun

a town in north-eastern Wales, administrative centre of Flintshire; population 10,500 (est. 2009).

Mold

A mold (US) or mould (UK, NZ, AU, ZA, IN, CA, IE) is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. In contrast, fungi that can adopt a single-celled growth habit are called yeasts.