EXTRAVAGANCY
\ɛkstɹˈavəɡənsi], \ɛkstɹˈavəɡənsi], \ɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_ˈa_v_ə_ɡ_ə_n_s_i]\
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the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description"
By Princeton University
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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).