APOSTOLORUM UNGUENTUM
\ɐpˌɒstəlˈɔːɹəm ʌnɡˈɛntəm], \ɐpˌɒstəlˈɔːɹəm ʌnɡˈɛntəm], \ɐ_p_ˌɒ_s_t_ə_l_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m ʌ_n_ɡ_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m]\
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So called, because as many solid ingredients entered into its composition as there were apostles. It contained several resins and gum-resins, yellow wax, oil, vinegar, verdigris, &c., and was formerly employed as a vulnerary.
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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