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\tˈabɔːɹˌa͡ɪts], \tˈabɔːɹˌaɪts], \t_ˈa_b_ɔː_ɹ_ˌaɪ_t_s]\
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(Eccl. Hist.) Those among the followers of John Huss who after his death ranged themselves under the standard of John Ziska, were so called from Tabor, a hill in Bohemia. After a long struggle, a portion of them formed themselves into the society called Bohemian Brethren (q.v.).
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).