ARCHIBALD ALISON
\ˈɑːt͡ʃɪbˌɔːld ˈalɪsən], \ˈɑːtʃɪbˌɔːld ˈalɪsən], \ˈɑː_tʃ_ɪ_b_ˌɔː_l_d ˈa_l_ɪ_s_ə_n]\
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A Scottish writer; born in Edinburgh, Nov. 13, 1757; died there, May 17, 1839. The charm of his pulpit oratory drew general attention to his published sermons; and by his "Essay on the Nature and Principles of Taste" and kindred themes, he won an acknowledged but inconspicuous position in literature.
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).