VIBURNUM PRUNIFILIUM
\vˈɪbɜːnəm pɹˌuːnɪfˈɪli͡əm], \vˈɪbɜːnəm pɹˌuːnɪfˈɪliəm], \v_ˈɪ_b_ɜː_n_ə_m p_ɹ_ˌuː_n_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_l_iə_m]\
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American black haw; of the U. S. Ph., the bark of V. prunifolia. Its medicinal properties are not well determined. It is recommended in uterine pain and in the nervous complaints of pregnant women. The fluidextract of V. opulus and that of V. prunifolia are official in the U. S. Ph.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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).