INTERDIGITATE
\ˌɪntədˈɪd͡ʒɪtˌe͡ɪt], \ˌɪntədˈɪdʒɪtˌeɪt], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_d_ˈɪ_dʒ_ɪ_t_ˌeɪ_t]\
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Of two adjacent structures, connecting with each other by intervening alternating tongue-like prolongations and corresponding recesses, after the manner of the fingers of the two hands when those of each are received into the spaces between those of the other. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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).