PIGNUT
\pˈɪɡnʌt], \pˈɪɡnʌt], \p_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ʌ_t]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Earthnut, Groundnut. The bulbous root of Bu'nium Bulbocastanum. Ord. Umbelliferae. Called pignuts, from the fondness of the pig for them. They have been considered to possess a styptic quality; and are deemed serviceable in atonic affections of the kidney. - Hooper.
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).