HASP AND STAPLE
\hˈasp and stˈe͡ɪpə͡l], \hˈasp and stˈeɪpəl], \h_ˈa_s_p a_n_d s_t_ˈeɪ_p_əl]\
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In old Scotch law. The form of entering an heir in a subjectsituated within a royal borough. It consisted of the heir's taking hold of the hasp andstaple of the door, (which was the symbol of possession,) with other formalities. Bell;Burrill.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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).