METAPLASM
\mˌɛtəplˈazəm], \mˌɛtəplˈazəm], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_p_l_ˈa_z_ə_m]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Material in a cell which is of lower quality than the true protoplasm. It is protoplasm undergoing retrograde metamorphosis, or nourishment not fully transformed into protoplasm. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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).