TORUS
\tˈɔːɹəs], \tˈɔːɹəs], \t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_s]\
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A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. See Illust. of Molding.
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One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae.
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The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand.
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See 3d Tore, 2.
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A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. See Illust. of Molding.
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One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae.
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The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand.
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See 3d Tore, 2.
By Noah Webster.
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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).