DIET DRINK
\dˈa͡ɪ͡ət dɹˈɪŋk], \dˈaɪət dɹˈɪŋk], \d_ˈaɪə_t d_ɹ_ˈɪ_ŋ_k]\
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A decoction or potion, variously composed, and used in considerable quantity, for the purpose of purifying the blood. The Decoctum Lusitanicum or Lisbon Diet-drink is one of the most celebrated. See Decoctum Sarsaparillae Compositum.
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).