STINGING CAPSULE

\stˈɪŋɪŋ kˈapsjuːl], \stˈɪŋɪŋ kˈapsjuːl], \s_t_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɪ_ŋ k_ˈa_p_s_j_uː_l]\

Definitions of STINGING CAPSULE

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  • A nematocyst.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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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).
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