FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
\fˈɔːtiːnθ ɐmˈɛndmənt], \fˈɔːtiːnθ ɐmˈɛndmənt], \f_ˈɔː_t_iː_n_θ ɐ_m_ˈɛ_n_d_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
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an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
By Princeton University
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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).