“All mushrooms are molds.”
Usage Entry 1224 / 1350 60-second read
Fungus vs. Mold
The kingdom of non-plant, non-animal organisms versus the fuzzy type of fungus.
The comparisoni
“All mushrooms are fungi — mold is a specific type of fungus (the fuzzy, surface-growing kind).”
The ruleii
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FUNGUS = kingdom. MOLD = fuzzy type.
FUNGUS is a whole biological kingdom — mushrooms, yeasts, molds, rusts. MOLD is a specific type of fungus — typically fuzzy and surface-growing on food or walls. All molds are fungi; not all fungi are molds.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Fungus = all. Mold = fuzzy type.