MALADAPTATION
\mˌalɐdɐptˈe͡ɪʃən], \mˌalɐdɐptˈeɪʃən], \m_ˌa_l_ɐ_d_ɐ_p_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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mal-ad-ap-t[=a]'shun, n. faulty adaptation.
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).