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Article: Fungi.

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March 24, 2009
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A mushroom (mush-room) is not a plant. A mushroom is not (an animal (an-i-mal). A mushroom is a fungus (fun-gus). Some fungi (fun-gi) are very big. Some fungi are very small. Some fungi you can eat. Some fungi you can not eat.

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