DICTIONARY FLAME
\dˈɪkʃənəɹi flˈe͡ɪm], \dˈɪkʃənəɹi flˈeɪm], \d_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n_ə_ɹ_i f_l_ˈeɪ_m]\
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An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issuesby insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose adesired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise. Acommon tactic of people who prefer argument over definitionsto disputes about reality. Compare spelling flame.
By Denis Howe
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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).