CLAVARIA CORALLOIDES
\klavˈe͡əɹi͡ə kˈɒɹɐlˌɔ͡ɪdz], \klavˈeəɹiə kˈɒɹɐlˌɔɪdz], \k_l_a_v_ˈeə_ɹ_iə k_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɐ_l_ˌɔɪ_d_z]\
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Ord. Fungi, (clava, 'a knotty branch, a club.') Said to be corroborant and astringent. A kind of clavaria, called (F.) Digital blanc, Digital humain, Champignon de I'appareil des fractures, formed of digitations, grouped together, and two or three inches in length, is said to have been often found, formerly at the Hotel Dieu of Paris, on the splints of white wood used in the treatment of fractures, in autumn.-H. Cloquet.
By Robley Dunglison
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