DECIMIE
\dɪsˈa͡ɪ mˈa͡ɪ ˈiː], \dɪsˈaɪ mˈaɪ ˈiː], \d_ɪ_s_ˈaɪ m_ˈaɪ ˈiː]\
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In ecclesiastical law. Tenths, or tithes. The tenth part of the annual prof- It of each living, payable formerly to the pope. There were several valuations made of these livings at different times. The de- cim and a new valuation established, by 26 Hen. VIII., c. 3. 1 Bl. Comm. 284. See TITIIES.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).