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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. ... A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls.
फफूंद या कवक एक प्रकार के जीव हैं जो अपना भोजन सड़े गले म्रृत कार्बनिक पदार्थों से प्राप्त करते हैं। ये संसार के प्रारंभ से ही जगत में उपस्थित हैं। इनका सबसे बड़ा लाभ इनका संसार में अपमार्जक के रूप में कार्य करना है। इनके द्वारा जगत में से कचरा हटा दिया जाता है
A fungus 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, fungi, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.
Fungi are eukaryotic and mostly multicellular (except yeast) organisms who have cell wall made up of chitin . Their mode of nutrition can be saprotrophic, symbiotic etc.