PUDDING-STONE
\pˈʊdɪŋstˈə͡ʊn], \pˈʊdɪŋstˈəʊn], \p_ˈʊ_d_ɪ_ŋ_s_t_ˈəʊ_n]\
Definitions of PUDDING-STONE
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(Geol.) A conglomerate of water-worn pebbles, cemented by siliceous, argillaceous, ferruginous, or calcareous paste; e.g. Hertfordshire P. has siliceous cement.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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).