CHIARO-OSCURO
\t͡ʃˈa͡ɪ͡əɹə͡ʊɒskjˈʊɹə͡ʊ], \tʃˈaɪəɹəʊɒskjˈʊɹəʊ], \tʃ_ˈaɪə_ɹ_əʊ_ɒ_s_k_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_əʊ]\
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The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur.
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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).