MARIE ALFRED JULES DE GIRARDIN
\mɐɹˈiː ˈalfɹɪd d͡ʒˈuːlz də d͡ʒˈɜːɹɑːdˌɪn], \mɐɹˈiː ˈalfɹɪd dʒˈuːlz də dʒˈɜːɹɑːdˌɪn], \m_ɐ_ɹ_ˈiː_ ˈa_l_f_ɹ_ɪ_d dʒ_ˈuː_l_z d_ə dʒ_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɑː_d_ˌɪ_n]\
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A French litterateur and translator; born Jan. 4, 1832; died at Paris, Oct. 26, 1888. He was attached to the Lyceum of Versailles, and at Loches; contributed stories to the European Review, the Revue des Deux Mondes, Paris Illustre, and other French periodicals. Among his works are: "Brave Men" (1874), crowned by the Academy; "Uncle Placide" (1878); "The Captain's Niece"; "Grandfather" (1880), crowned by the Academy; "The Gaudry Family" (1884); "The Second Violin" (1887); and translations.
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).