WASHINGTONIA
\wˌɒʃɪŋtˈə͡ʊni͡ə], \wˌɒʃɪŋtˈəʊniə], \w_ˌɒ_ʃ_ɪ_ŋ_t_ˈəʊ_n_iə]\
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wosh-ing-t[=o]'ni-a, n. a Californian genus of palms, valued for ornament in lawns--from George Washington (1732-99).
By Thomas Davidson
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Californian palmtree named after George Washington.
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).