HIPPURIS VULGARIS
\hˈɪpjʊɹˌɪs vˈʌlɡɑːɹˌɪs], \hˈɪpjʊɹˌɪs vˈʌlɡɑːɹˌɪs], \h_ˈɪ_p_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˌɪ_s v_ˈʌ_l_ɡ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\
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The systematic name of the Horse's Tail, Mare's Tail, Equitetum minus, Equisetum, (F.) Prele, Presle, Asprele, Queue de cheval. It is an astringent, and frequently used, as tea, by the vulgar, in diarrhoea and hemorrhage. The same virtues are attributed to the Equisetum arvense, fluviatile, limosum, &c.
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).
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