SARCEL
\sˈɑːsə͡l], \sˈɑːsəl], \s_ˈɑː_s_əl]\
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sär'sel, n. the pinion of a hawk's wing.--adjs. SAR'CELLED (her.), cut through the middle--also SAR'CELÉ, SAR'CELLÉE; DEM'I-SAR'CELED, -SAR'CELLED, partly cut through. [O. Fr. cercel--L. circellus, dim. of circulus, a circle.]
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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).