PERIHELION
\pˌɛɹɪhˈɛli͡ən], \pˌɛɹɪhˈɛliən], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_h_ˈɛ_l_iə_n]\
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periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun
By Princeton University
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periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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).