n. a phylum of higher fungi, coextensive with the class
n. . [ PJC ]
‖n. pl. (Bot.) [ NL., fr. NL. & E. basidium + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus. ] (Bot.) A large subdivision of the kingdom
n. [ For co. tangens, an abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See Tangent. ] (Trig.) The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. narcotine, by transposition of letters. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance,
n. pl.;
n. a division consisting of the true fungi, eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms distinguished from the
n. (Biol.) The slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes and Plasmodiophoromycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista.
n. [ Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash corn boiled whole. ] Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians.
a. (Surg.) Of or pertaining to Tagliacozzi, a Venetian surgeon;