RADIX, ROOT
\ɹˈe͡ɪdɪks], \ɹˈeɪdɪks], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_k_s]\
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of a tooth, is the part contained in the alveolus. The radix or root of the nail is the portion hidden under the skin, etc. Surgeons give the name to prolongations, sent by scirrhous, cancerous, or other tumours into the neighbouring parts.
By Robley Dunglison
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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).