fungus oor Xhosa

fungus

/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/, /fʌŋɡəs/ naamwoord

Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

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Other ants act as farmers, raising and cultivating “crops” of fungus.
Ezinye iimbovane ziba ngabalimi, zikhulise “isivuno” somngundo.

A constant temperature is essential in order for the termites to farm the fungus that is their primary food.
Kufuneka umlinganiselo othile wobushushu ukuze kubekho ukungunda eziphila ngawo iintubi.

The gardener ants use the pulp to cultivate edible fungus inside chambers in the nest.
Iqela elinyamekela umhlaba lisebenzisa le mvuthuluka icoliweyo lenze ukutya kwindlwana yeembovane.

Scientists believe that the shell of the Cyphochilus helps it blend in with a white fungus where it is often found.
Izazinzulu zikholelwa ukuba iqokobhe leCyphochilus liyinceda ukuba ingabonakali phakathi kokungunda ekubeni idla ngokuhlala phakathi kwako.

This little insect fertilizes, transplants, and prunes its fungus gardens in ways that maximize yield.
Esi sinambuzane sincinane sifaka isichumiso, silime size sithene izitiya zefungus ngendlela ezenza zibe nemveliso.

Fancy a Fungus?
Ngaba Uyawathanda Amakhowa?

It was found that a virulent form of fungus had attacked her damaged bottom.
Kwafunyaniswa okokuba uhlobo lwesingundisi sele sihlasele umzantsi wakhe owonakeleyo.

This fungus, in turn, decomposes the plant material and releases nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, and other elements—valuable nutrients for plants.
Lo mngundo uye ubolise la magqabi akhuphe initrojen, iphosphorus, ikhalsiyam, nezinye izinto—ezizizondlo eziluncedo kwizityalo.

The plant keeps the fungus in check with natural fungicides, should it show signs of attempting to stray upward from its normal home inside the roots, to colonize the orchid’s stem.”
Sihlala sikujongile size sikubulale ngetyhefu yokwemvelo nanini na ukungunda kuzama ukukhula ngaphezu komlinganiselo ngaphakathi kwiingcambu kuze kufune ukugubungela nesiqu seorchid.”

There, they use the leaves to build gardens for growing fungus.
Apho, zisebenzisa la magqabi ukwakha umyezo womngundo.

In each case, damaged plants, whether eaten by caterpillars, infected by fungus or powdery mildew, [or] infested by spider mites, . . . sent out chemicals that seemed to jump-start the defenses of undamaged plants nearby.”
Xa zisonakaliswa, enoba zityiwa yiminyiki, okanye zihlaselwa yifungus okanye ukungunda [mhlawumbi] ngamangolwane, . . . ezi zityalo zikhupha imichiza ebangela ukuba izityalo ezikufuphi ezingekonakaliswa ziqalise ukuzikhusela.”

Lichens may look like a single organism, but in reality they are a composite of a fungus and an alga.
Busenokubonakala ngathi yinto nje enye ephilayo, kodwa eneneni bona buyintlanganisela yokungunda nengubo yesele.

In turn, [the fungus] may receive small amounts of vitamins and nitrogen compounds from the plant.
Njengentlawulo, kona [ukungunda] kufumana iivithamin nenitrojeni encinane evela kwesi sityalo.

Fungus, says Wakeford, “forms a large and dynamic foraging web that ensures the orchid’s nutritional needs are fully met.
UTom Wakeford uthi ukungunda “kubangela kubekho inkqubo enamandla yokuqokelela ukutya eqinisekisa ukuba iorchid ifumana izondlo ngokwaneleyo.

21 Fancy a Fungus?
21 Ngaba Uyawathanda Amakhowa?