JOANNES DUNS SCOTUS
\d͡ʒə͡ʊˈanz dˈʌnz skˈə͡ʊtəs], \dʒəʊˈanz dˈʌnz skˈəʊtəs], \dʒ_əʊ_ˈa_n_z d_ˈʌ_n_z s_k_ˈəʊ_t_ə_s]\
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A Scotch metaphysician, head of the Schoolmen, called "the subtle doctor"; born in Scotland (?), 1265 or 1274; died at Cologne (?), Nov. 8, 1308 (?). His opposition to the Thomists or adherents of Thomas Aquinas was spirited. He wrote an "Exposition of "Aristotelian Physics"; "Questions on Aristotle's Work on the Soul"; and similar works. The word dunce, in its present application, probably comes from his name used ironically.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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).