fungiform.

Shaped like a mushroom, with a rounded or expanded top above a narrower support.

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Words that belong together

• fungiform papillae
• a fungiform structure

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The diagram showed the fungiform papillae on the tongue.

A fungiform structure expanded above its narrow base.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Shape or coverage adjective; more or most only if actual degree is being compared. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.