GENICULATE BODIES
\d͡ʒɛnˈɪkjʊlˌe͡ɪt bˈɒdɪz], \dʒɛnˈɪkjʊlˌeɪt bˈɒdɪz], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌeɪ_t b_ˈɒ_d_ɪ_z]\
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Part of the diencephalon inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal thalamus. Includes the lateral geniculate body which relays visual impulses from the optic tract to the calcarine cortex, and the medial geniculate body which relays auditory impulses from the lateral lemniscus to the auditory cortex.
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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).