LYCURGUS
\lˈa͡ɪkɜːɡəs], \lˈaɪkɜːɡəs], \l_ˈaɪ_k_ɜː_ɡ_ə_s]\
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An Attic orator of the fourth century B. C. He was a disciple of Plato and Isocrates, and a zealous adherent of the patriotic party. His "Orations" against Leocrates are extant: they are notable less for their form than for their noble and dignified exposition.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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).