LIMEN
\lˈa͡ɪmɛn], \lˈaɪmɛn], \l_ˈaɪ_m_ɛ_n]\
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[Latin] Threshold, minimum stimulus, or quantitative difference in stimulation, that is perceptible; boundary, as between vestibule of nostril and nasal cavity, limen nasi.
By J.H. Kenneth
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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).