RAISON DETRE

\ɹˈe͡ɪsən dɪtɹˈɛ], \ɹˈe‍ɪsən dɪtɹˈɛ], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_s_ə_n d_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈɛ]\
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1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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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).
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