ROIS FAINEANTS
\ɹˈɔ͡ɪz fˈe͡ɪniːnts], \ɹˈɔɪz fˈeɪniːnts], \ɹ_ˈɔɪ_z f_ˈeɪ_n_iː_n_t_s]\
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[Fr.] (Hist.) A name for the later degenerate princes of the Merovingian dynasty, finally dispossessed by Pepin, A.D. 752.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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).
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