ENGYSCOPE
\ɛnd͡ʒˈɪskə͡ʊp], \ɛndʒˈɪskəʊp], \ɛ_n_dʒ_ˈɪ_s_k_əʊ_p]\
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en'ji-sk[=o]p, n. a kind of reflecting microscope.--Also EN'GISCOPE. [Gr. enggys, near, skopein, to view.]
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).