PARAHELIOTROPISM
\pˈaɹəhˌɛlɪˌɒtɹə͡ʊpˌɪzəm], \pˈaɹəhˌɛlɪˌɒtɹəʊpˌɪzəm], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_h_ˌɛ_l_ɪ__ˌɒ_t_ɹ_əʊ_p_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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Tendency of plants to turn the edges of their leaves to too brilliant an illumination to save their surfaces.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] Tendency of plants to turn the edges of their leaves to too brilliant an illumination to save their surfaces (bot.).
By J.H. Kenneth
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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).