ZOOMANCY
\zˈuːmənsi], \zˈuːmənsi], \z_ˈuː_m_ə_n_s_i]\
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z[=o]'[=o]-man-si, n. divination by observation of animals.--adj. ZOOMAN'TIC. [Gr. z[=o]on, an animal, manteia, divination.]
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).