PRE-EMINENCE
\pɹˈiːˈɛmɪnəns], \pɹˈiːˈɛmɪnəns], \p_ɹ_ˈiː__ˈɛ_m_ɪ_n_ə_n_s]\
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n. [French, Latin] Superiority in excellence ; high distinction in intellectual, moral, or spiritual diameter or attainments ; -priority of place ; precedence ; higher elevation in rank or dignity;-superiority in authority or influence; -in a bad sense, excess or notoriety in crime or guilt.
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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).