HALITUOUS
\halˈɪt͡ʃuːəs], \halˈɪtʃuːəs], \h_a_l_ˈɪ_tʃ_uː_ə_s]\
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The skin is said to be halitueuse, when covered with a gentle moisture. The vapour, exhaled in all the cavities of the body, so long as the blood is warm, is called Halitus. The odorous vapour, exhaled by the blood itself whilst warm, is called Halitus Sanguinis.
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).