PARANTHELION
\pˌaɹənθˈɛli͡ən], \pˌaɹənθˈɛliən], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_n_θ_ˈɛ_l_iə_n]\
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par-an-th[=e]'li-on, n. a diffuse whitish image of the sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120°--due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms. [Gr. para, beside, anti, against, h[=e]lios, the sun.]
By Thomas Davidson
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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).