LITMUS PAPER
\lˈɪtməs pˈe͡ɪpə], \lˈɪtməs pˈeɪpə], \l_ˈɪ_t_m_ə_s p_ˈeɪ_p_ə]\
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A test paper for acids (blue l. paper, charta exploratoria coerulea, prepared by staining unsized paper with a strong, clear infusion of l. (1 part of l. to 4 of water). If a test for alkalis is required, the infusion is first reddened by an acid, forming red l. paper. [Lat.]
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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).