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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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fungus

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/Used In Literature ↓

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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. fungusdiseases fungusfungus rotfungus mycorrhizalfungus rust
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Related Words

ascomycetefungalmushroomchytridmildewparasitictrichophytonpathogen

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