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Fungiform

Fungiform \Fun"gi*form\, a. [Eungus + -form: cf. F. fongiforme.] Shaped like a fungus or mushroom.

Fungiform papill[ae] (Anat.), numerous small, rounded eminences on the upper surface of the tongue.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fungiform

"mushroom-shaped," 1801, from stem of fungus + -form.

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fungiform

a. Having the shape of a mushroom.

Usage examples of "fungiform".

It is now pretty satisfactorily established that the circumvallate, or fungiform papillae are the only ones concerned in the special sense of taste.