BAST BASS
\bˈast bˈe͡ɪs], \bˈast bˈeɪs], \b_ˈa_s_t b_ˈeɪ_s]\
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The inner fibrous bark of the lime tree, of which the Russian matting used in gardens is made. Bast is also obtained from the leafstalks of two Brazilian palms, Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba; and Cuba bast from the inner bark of Paritium elatum.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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).