CAINOZOIC
\kˈe͡ɪnəzˌə͡ʊɪk], \kˈeɪnəzˌəʊɪk], \k_ˈeɪ_n_ə_z_ˌəʊ_ɪ_k]\
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k[=a]-no-z[=o]'ik, adj. belonging to the third of the great periods of geology, the same as the Tertiary (q.v.). [Gr. kainos, newly made, recent, z[=o]on, animal.]
By Thomas Davidson
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(geol.). Of the third geological period (=tertiary, cf. palaeozoic, mesozoic). [Greek]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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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).