Mushrooms and mold, e.g (5)

I believe the answer is:

fungi

(Other definitions for fungi that I've seen before include "provides penicillin, etc" , "Yeasts, moulds, mushrooms etc" , "Plants reproducing by spores" , "Magic mushrooms perhaps" , "Yeast, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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