GEOMETRIC(AL)
\d͡ʒˌiːə͡ʊmˈɛtɹɪk ˈal], \dʒˌiːəʊmˈɛtɹɪk ˈal], \dʒ_ˌiː__əʊ_m_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\
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Of, according to, geometry (-al tracery, with openings of g.form, as circles, trefoils, &c.; -al proportion, involving equal ratios in its two parts, as 1 :3 ::4 :12; -al progression, with constant ratio between successive quantities, as 1 :3 :9 :27 :81; g. spider, constructing web of g. pattern). Hence geometrically adv. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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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).