INCUBATE
\ˈɪnkjuːbˌe͡ɪt], \ˈɪnkjuːbˌeɪt], \ˈɪ_n_k_j_uː_b_ˌeɪ_t]\
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sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
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develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria
By Princeton University
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sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
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develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To sit upon (eggs) to hatch them; to keep (as eggs, etc.) under conditions of warmth favorable for hatching.
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To brood.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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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).