QUI VIVE
\kwˈi vˈa͡ɪv], \kwˈi vˈaɪv], \k_w_ˈi v_ˈaɪ_v]\
Definitions of QUI VIVE
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condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
By Princeton University
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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).