VANDALISM
\vˈandəlˌɪzəm], \vˈandəlˌɪzəm], \v_ˈa_n_d_ə_l_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
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Deliberate destruction of what is beautiful, especially of works of art; as, the bombardment of Rheims cathedral was an act of vandalism.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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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).