WINSLOW, JOSIAH
\wˈɪnslə͡ʊ], \wˈɪnsləʊ], \w_ˈɪ_n_s_l_əʊ]\
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(1629-1680) was an "assistant" in the Plymouth colony from 1657 to 1673. He was one of the commissioners of the United colonies from 1658 to 1672. He became commander of the Plymouth forces in 1659. He was Governor of Plymouth colony from 1673 to 1680. He was elected general-in-chief of all the forces of the United Colonies in 1675.
By John Franklin Jameson
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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).