PILLARS OF HERCULES
\pˈɪləz ɒv hˈɜːkjʊlˌiːz], \pˈɪləz ɒv hˈɜːkjʊlˌiːz], \p_ˈɪ_l_ə_z ɒ_v h_ˈɜː_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌiː_z]\
Definitions of PILLARS OF HERCULES
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the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
By Princeton University
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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).
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