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fungus	A fungus is a kind of living thing that is similar to a plant but is not really a plant. A fungus can't make its own food the way a plant does. It has to eat other things, like people and animals have to eat other things. There are many different kinds of funguses, or fungi. People can eat some kinds of them. Some other kinds of fungi are dangerous, though.
mushroom	A mushroom is a thing that grows in soil that people sometimes eat as a vegetable. A mushroom looks like a small plant, but it is not really a plant or an animal. It is something called a fungus. Mushrooms sometimes look like small umbrellas because they have a stem with a cap on top. People can eat some kinds of mushrooms, but other kinds are dangerous to eat.

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