IAMBLICHUS
\ˈi͡əmblɪt͡ʃəs], \ˈiəmblɪtʃəs], \ˈiə_m_b_l_ɪ_tʃ_ə_s]\
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A Syrian philosopher; born at Chalcis, Coele-Syria; died about 330 A. D. He was the author of numerous philosophical works written from the Neo-Platonic point of view, among them an "Exhortation to Philosophy". He also wrote a "Life of Pythagoras".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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).