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noun
- The act of bringing down or humbling.
- "The of the king and his realm."
- (uncommon) The state of being rejected or cast out.
- "An from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever."
- A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
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| aecidium |
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noun - (botany) A cuplike structure of some rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
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| aecium |
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noun - (botany) A cuplike structure of some rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
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| agaric |
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noun
- Any of various fungi of the genera Agaricus, Fomes, or related genera, having umbrella-like caps with numerous gills beneath.
- The dried mushroom used in medicine.
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| annulus |
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noun
- A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure.
- In mathematics, the region between two concentric circles of different radius.
- In astronomy, the ring of the sun not covered by the moon in an annular eclipse, annular solar eclipse.
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| appressorium |
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noun (appressori, a)
- a bulbous formation produced by fungi as a site of nutrient uptake from their hosts
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| ascus |
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noun (asc, i)
- A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
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