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(Encyclopedia) FungiFungifŭnˈjī [key], kingdom of heterotrophic single-celled, multinucleated, or multicellular organisms, including yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. The organisms live as parasites,…bracket fungi
(Encyclopedia) bracket fungi: see Fungi.Ascomycota
(Encyclopedia) Ascomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Fungi.Deuteromycota
(Encyclopedia) Deuteromycota, a phylum of the kingdom Fungi.Basidiomycota
(Encyclopedia) Basidiomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Fungi.mildew
(Encyclopedia) mildew, name for certain fungi and protists, for the diseases they cause in various crops, and for the discoloration (and sometimes the weakening and disintegration) they cause in such…smut
(Encyclopedia) smut, name for an order of parasitic fungi (Ustilaginales) and the various diseases of plants caused by them. Smuts produce sootlike masses of spores on the host. The spore masses may…water mold
(Encyclopedia) water mold, common name for a group of multinucleated organisms that superficially resemble fungi but are now recognized as having an independent evolutionary lineage and are placed in…De Bary, Heinrich Anton
(Encyclopedia) De Bary, Heinrich AntonDe Bary, Heinrich Antonhīnˈrĭkh änˈtōn də bärēˈ [key], 1831–88, German botanist. He was professor at the universities of Freiburg in Breisgau (1855–66) and Halle…yeast
(Encyclopedia) yeast, name applied specifically to a certain group of microscopic fungi and to commercial products consisting of masses of dried yeast cells or of yeast mixed with a starchy material…Trending
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