FULIGO
\fjˈʊlɪɡˌə͡ʊ], \fjˈʊlɪɡˌəʊ], \f_j_ˈʊ_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˌəʊ]\
Definitions of FULIGO
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A tincture, Tinctura Fuliginis, prepared from it, has been recommended as a powerful antispasmodic in hysterical cases.This tincture bears the name Soot drops and Fit drops. An ointment of soot has been used in various cutaneous diseases.
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).