Fungia
Pronunciation : Fun"gi*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. fongie.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of simple, stony corals; -- so called because they are usually flat and circular, with radiating plates, like the gills of a mushroom. Some of them are eighteen inches in diameter.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913