| antheridiophore | (noun) gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts | - |
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| basidiocarp | (noun) the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells | - |
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| basidiolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete | - |
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| basidiomycete | (noun) any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota | Synonyms: basidiomycetous fungi |
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| basidiomycetous | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes | - |
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| basidiospore | (noun) a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium | - |
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| basidiosporous | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia | - |
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| coccidioidomycosis | (noun) an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules | Synonyms: coccidiomycosis, desert rheumatism, valley fever |
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| coccidiomycosis | (noun) an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules | Synonyms: coccidioidomycosis, desert rheumatism, valley fever |
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| coccidiosis | (noun) (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia | - |
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| conidiophore | (noun) a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia | - |
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| conidiospore | (noun) an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore | Synonyms: conidium |
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| enchiridion | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: handbook, vade mecum |
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| fastidious | (adjective) giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness | - |
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| (adjective) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures | Synonyms: exacting |
| fastidiously | (adverb) in a fastidious manner | - |
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| (adverb) in a fastidious and painstaking manner | Synonyms: painstakingly |
| fastidiousness | (noun) the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style | - |
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| idiocy | (noun) extreme mental retardation | Synonyms: amentia |
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| idiographic | (adjective) relating to or involving the study of individuals | - |
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| idiolatry | (noun) the worship of yourself | Synonyms: autolatry, self-worship |
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| idiolect | (noun) the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life | - |
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| idiom | (noun) the style of a particular artist or school or movement | Synonyms: artistic style |
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| (noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | Synonyms: accent, dialect |
| (noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | Synonyms: idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase |
| (noun) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | Synonyms: parlance |
| idiomatic | (adjective) of or relating to or conforming to idiom | Synonyms: idiomatical |
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| idiomatical | (adjective) of or relating to or conforming to idiom | Synonyms: idiomatic |
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| idiomatically | (adverb) in an idiomatic manner | - |
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| idiopathic | (adjective) (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause | - |
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| idiopathy | (noun) any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause | Synonyms: idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder |
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| idiosyncrasy | (noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | Synonyms: foible, mannerism |
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| idiosyncratic | (adjective) peculiar to the individual | - |
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| idiot | (noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: changeling, cretin, half-wit, imbecile, moron, retard |
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| idiotic | (adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision | Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous |
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| (adjective) insanely irresponsible | Synonyms: crackbrained |
| (adjective) having a mental age of three to seven years | Synonyms: imbecile, imbecilic |
| idiotically | (adverb) in an idiotic manner | - |
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| insidious | (adjective) intended to entrap | - |
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| (adjective) working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way | Synonyms: pernicious, subtle |
| (adjective) beguiling but harmful | - |
| insidiously | (adverb) in a harmfully insidious manner | Synonyms: perniciously |
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| insidiousness | (noun) subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) | - |
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| (noun) the quality of being designed to entrap | - |
| invidious | (adjective) containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice | Synonyms: discriminatory |
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| invidiously | (adverb) in a manner arousing resentment | - |
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| meridional | (adjective) of or relating to a meridian | - |
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| (adjective) located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places | - |
| perfidious | (adjective) tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | Synonyms: punic, treacherous |
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| perfidiously | (adverb) in a perfidious manner | - |
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| perfidiousness | (noun) betrayal of a trust | Synonyms: perfidy, treachery |
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| presidio | (noun) a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings | - |
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| rhinosporidiosis | (noun) fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming | - |
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| unfastidious | (adjective) marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention to detail; not concerned with cleanliness | - |
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| (adjective) not exacting in nutritional requirements | - |