adj. of or pertaining to a basidium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.
Syn. -- basidiomycetous fungi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

adj. of or pertaining to basidiomycetes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. (Bot.) [ NL., fr. NL. & E. basidium + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus. ] (Bot.) A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the phylum Basidiomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi). In the 1913 Webster, the Basidiomycetes were defined as "coördinate with the Ascomycetes", and other fungal phyla (the Zygomycota and Deuteromycota) were not mentioned.
Syn. -- Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycotina. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. same as Basidiomycota. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Basidium + spore. ] (Bot.) A spore borne by a basidium. -- Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous a. [1913 Webster]

adj. of or pertaining to a basidiospore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., dim. of Gr. ba`sis base. ] (Bot.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. causidicakis; causa a cause in law + dicare to say. ] Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. desidiosus, fr. desidia a sitting idle, fr. desid&unr_;re to sit idle; de- + sed&unr_;re to sit. ] Idle; lazy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being desidiose, or indolent. [ Obs. ] N. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes.
Syn. -- subclass Homobasidiomycetes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ L. insidiatus, p. p. of insidiare to lie in ambush, fr. insidiae. See Insidious. ] To lie in ambush for. [ Obs. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who lies in ambush. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See Sit. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. “The insidious witch.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

The insidious whisper of the bad angel. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly harmless manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; as, an insidious disease; an insidious plot. [ PJC ]

Insidious disease (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is.

Syn. -- Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive.

-- In*sid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*sid"i*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A subtle and cumulative harmfulness, especially of a disease. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the quality of being designed to entrap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. Obsidianus lapis, so named, according to Pliny, after one Obsidius, who discovered it in Ethiopia: cf. F. obsidiane, obsidienne. The later editions of Pliny read Obsianus lapis, and Obsius, instead of Obsidianus lapis, and Obsidius. ] (Min.) A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In a thin section it often exhibits a fluidal structure, marked by the arrangement of microlites in the lines of the flow of the molten mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a siege, obsidere to besiege: cf. F. obsidional. See Obsess. ] Of or pertaining to a siege. [ 1913 Webster ]

Obsidional crown (Rom. Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. praesidialis and praesidiarius, fr. praesidium a presiding over, defense, guard. See Preside. ] Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are three presidial castles in this city. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praesidiarium. ] A guard. [ Obs. ] “Heavenly presidiaries.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Preside. [ 1913 Webster ]

Presiding elder. See under 2d Elder. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Attaching one's self to a party. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A side track, as a railroad; a turnout. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Carp.) The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Shipbuilding) The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a subsidiary manner; so as to assist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. subsidiarius: cf. F. subsidiaire. See Subsidy. ] 1. Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chief ruler and principal head everywhere, not suffragant and subsidiary. Florio. [ 1913 Webster ]

They constituted a useful subsidiary testimony of another state of existence. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy; as, subsidiary payments to an ally. [ 1913 Webster ]

George the Second relied on his subsidiary treaties. Ld. Mahon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Subsidiaries One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Subsidized p. pr. & vb. n. Subsidizing ] [ From Subsidy. ] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line. [ 1913 Webster ]

He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]