OLYMPIAN
\əlˈɪmpi͡ən], \əlˈɪmpiən], \ə_l_ˈɪ_m_p_iə_n]\
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Pertaining to the twelve gods of Olympus, especially to Zeus (Juiter).
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Pertaining to the Olympic games.
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Gr. Myth. Any one of the twelve higher gods who dwelt on Mount Olympus, viz; Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephsestus, Hestia, Poseidon, and Demeter.
By James Champlin Fernald
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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).