ALGORISM
\ˈalɡəɹˌɪzəm], \ˈalɡəɹˌɪzəm], \ˈa_l_ɡ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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al'go-rizm, n. the Arabic system of numeration: arithmetic.--Also AL'GORITHM [Through O. Fr. and Late L. from Ar. al-khow[=a]razm[=i], the native of Khw[=a]razm, the mathematician Abu Ja'far Mohammed Ben Musa (9th century).]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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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).