MISDEMEANANT
\mˌɪsdɪmˈiːnənt], \mˌɪsdɪmˈiːnənt], \m_ˌɪ_s_d_ɪ_m_ˈiː_n_ə_n_t]\
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A person guilty of a misdemeanor; one sentenced to punishment upon conviction of a misdemeanor. See FIRST-GLASS MISDEMEANANT.
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).