TALLIS
\tˈaliz], \tˈaliz], \t_ˈa_l_i_z]\
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(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
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English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
By Princeton University
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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).