IAMBIC OR IAMBUS
\ˈi͡əmbɪk ɔːɹ ˈi͡əmbəs], \ˈiəmbɪk ɔːɹ ˈiəmbəs], \ˈiə_m_b_ɪ_k ɔː_ɹ ˈiə_m_b_ə_s]\
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n. [Latin, Greek] A foot consisting of two syllables, the first short and the second long, or the first unaccented and the second accented;—a verse composed of such feet ;—pl. A satirical poem, as such poems were often written in iambic verse; a satire.
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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).
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