SPENCERIAN
\spɛnsˈi͡əɹɪən], \spɛnsˈiəɹɪən], \s_p_ɛ_n_s_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_n]\
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spen-s[=e]'ri-an, adj. pertaining to the philosophy of Herbert Spencer (b. 1820).--n. a follower of Spencer.--n. SPENC[=E]'RIANISM, the system of evolutionary cosmology propounded by Herbert Spencer--the so-called synthetic philosophy.
By Thomas Davidson
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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).