NAUFRAGE
\nˈɔːfɹɪd͡ʒ], \nˈɔːfɹɪdʒ], \n_ˈɔː_f_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ]\
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In French maritime law. Shipwreck. "The violent agitation of the waves, the impetuous force of tbe winds, storm, or lightning, may swallow up the ves sel, or shatter It, in such a manner that nothing remains of it but the wreck; this is called 'making shipwreck,' (Jaire naufragc.) The vessel may also strike or run aground upon a bank, where it remains grounded, which is called 'tchouement;' it may be dashed against the coast or a rock, which is called 'bris;' an accident of any kind may sink it In the sea, where it is swallowed up, which is called 'sombrer.'" 3 Pard. Droit Commer.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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).