PICRORRHIZA KUERVA
\pˈɪkɹəɹˌa͡ɪzə kjˈuːəvə], \pˈɪkɹəɹˌaɪzə kjˈuːəvə], \p_ˈɪ_k_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ˌaɪ_z_ə k_j_ˈuː_ə_v_ə]\
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An herb of the Himalayas; the P. of the Br. Ph., 1885. The intensely bitter root, the kali-kutki of India, is said to be a valuable tonic. It is used as a febrifuge, and is one of the numerous roots sold in the Bengal bazaars as teeta. [Gr.]
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).