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face fungus

/feɪs ˌfʌŋgəs/
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Definitions of face fungus
  1. noun
    the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
    synonyms: beard, whiskers
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    types:
    fuzz
    the first beard of an adolescent boy
    imperial, imperial beard
    a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
    beaver
    a full beard
    goatee
    a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
    stubble
    short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
    vandyke, vandyke beard
    a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)
    Attilio, soul patch
    a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
    type of:
    facial hair
    hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
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