PLACIDLY
\plˈasɪdli], \plˈasɪdli], \p_l_ˈa_s_ɪ_d_l_i]\
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in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes"
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in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"
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).