ORCEIN
\ˈɔːsiːn], \ˈɔːsiːn], \ˈɔː_s_iː_n]\
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A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.
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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).