MELUSINE
\mˈɛluːsˌa͡ɪn], \mˈɛluːsˌaɪn], \m_ˈɛ_l_uː_s_ˌaɪ_n]\
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In the traditions of S. France, one of the many mysterious beings who undergo a periodical transformation, by which the lower part of the body becomes serpentine. In this state she must not be seen by her husband. If she is so seen, she vanishes for ever. See Lohengrin ; Psyche.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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).