CHARLES ANTHON
\t͡ʃˈɑːlz ˈanθɒn], \tʃˈɑːlz ˈanθɒn], \tʃ_ˈɑː_l_z ˈa_n_θ_ɒ_n]\
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A celebrated American classical scholar; born in New York city, Nov. 19, 1797; died July 29, 1867. He was for many years professor of ancient languages at Columbia College. A beautiful edition of Horace first made him famous among scholars. His best known work was an edition of Lempriere's "Classical Dictionary" (1841). He was also the editor of over fifty classical text-books.
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).