MYCODERMA
\mˈa͡ɪkə͡ʊdəmə], \mˈaɪkəʊdəmə], \m_ˈaɪ_k_əʊ_d_ə_m_ə]\
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A genus of microorganisms of which the acetic ferment (aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
By Robley Dunglison
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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).