Explain the phrase load on load' in the line "with our arms and provender
load on load"
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Fungus, plural fungi, any of about 144,000 known species of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which includes the yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, and mushrooms. There are also many funguslike organisms, including slime molds and oomycetes (water molds), that do not belong to kingdom Fungi but are often called fungi. Many of these funguslike organisms are included in the kingdom Chromista. Fungi are among the most widely distributed organisms on Earth and are of great environmental and medical importance. Many fungi are free-living in soil or water; others form parasitic or symbiotic relationships with plants or animals.
Podostroma cornu-damae
Podostroma cornu-damae
Toxic fruiting bodies of the fungus Podostroma cornu-damae. The fungus can be confused with edible varities and has been responsible for a number of fatalities in Japan and Korea.
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artist's conk
artist's conk
Artist's conk (Ganoderma applanatum), a bracket fungi. Distributed worldwide, the artist's conk is a wood-decaying fungus that primarily grows on dead or dying trees.
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The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is a poisonous fungus.
The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is a poisonous fungus.
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panther cap mushroom
Panther Cap Mushroom
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Examine what separates mushrooms, mildews, molds, and yeasts from the plant and animal kingdoms
Examine what separates mushrooms, mildews, molds, and yeasts from the plant and animal kingdoms
Learn about the important characteristics that distinguish fungi from plants and animals.
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Fungi are eukaryotic organisms; i.e., their cells contain membrane-bound organelles and clearly defined nuclei. Historically, fungi were included in the plant kingdom; however, because fungi lack chlorophyll and are distinguished by unique structural and physiological features (i.e., components of the cell wall and cell membrane), they have been separated from plants. In addition, fungi are clearly distinguished from all other living organisms, including animals, by their principal modes of vegetative growth and nutrient intake. Fungi grow from the tips of filaments (hyphae) that make up the bodies of the organisms (mycelia), and they digest organic matter externally before absorbing it into their mycelia.
While mushrooms and toadstools (poisonous mushrooms) are by no means the most numerous or economically significant fungi, they are the most easily recognized. The Latin word for mushroom, fungus (plural fungi), has come to stand for the whole group. Similarly, the study of fungi is known as mycology—a broad application of the Greek word for mushroom, mykēs. Fungi other than mushrooms are sometimes collectively called molds, although this term is better restricted to fungi of the sort represented by bread mold. (For information about slime molds, which exhibit features of both the animal and the fungal worlds, see protist.)
porcini mushroom
porcini mushroom
Edible porcini mushrooms (Boletus edulis). Porcini mushrooms are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and form symbiotic associations with a number of tree species.
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