PYROSOMA
\pˌa͡ɪɹə͡ʊsˈə͡ʊmə], \pˌaɪɹəʊsˈəʊmə], \p_ˌaɪ_ɹ_əʊ_s_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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p[=i]-r[=o]-s[=o]'ma, n. a genus of compound Tunicates, with brilliant phosphorescence, inhabiting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic--fire-flames. [Gr. pyr, fire, s[=o]ma, body.]
By Thomas Davidson
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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).