BENEDICT SPINOZA
\bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt spɪnˈə͡ʊzə], \bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt spɪnˈəʊzə], \b_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_d_ˌɪ_k_t s_p_ɪ_n_ˈəʊ_z_ə]\
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A celebrated philosopher; born at Amsterdam, of Portuguese-Jewish parents, Nov. 23, 1632; died at The Hague, Feb. 21, 1677. He is author of a "Tractate on God and Man and Man's Felicity" (1655); "Theologico-Political Tractate" (1670); "Ethics Demonstrated Geometrically". The latter is his greatest work; it was not published till after his death.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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).