CANICULA
\kanˈɪkjʊlə], \kanˈɪkjʊlə], \k_a_n_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə]\
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The Dogstar, from canis, 'a dog;', Sirius, (F.) Canicule. This star, which gives its name to the Dogdays, Dies canicula'res, because they commence when the sun rises with it, was formerly believed to exert a powerful influence on the animal economy. The Dogdays occur at a period of the year when there is generally great and oppressive heat, and therefore-it has been conceived-a greater liability to disease.
By Robley Dunglison
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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).