FUNGI in a Sentence

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For FUNGI, below is one of 4 sentences:
It is sort of emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria.

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 Meanings and Examples of FUNGI
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fungi
 n.  the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
Classic Sentence:
1  It was furred outside by a thick layer of dust, and damp and worms had eaten through the wood, so that a crop of livid fungi was growing on the inside of it.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
2  The air was free from gnats, the earth from weeds or fungi; everywhere were fruits and sweet and delightful flowers; brilliant butterflies flew hither and thither.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  Each one of these names corresponds to a variety of those misshapen fungi from the under side of civilization.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—COMPOSITION OF THE TROUPE
Example Sentence:
1  It is sort of emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria.