UNGUENTUM AQUAE ROSAE
\ʌnɡˈɛntəm ˈakwiː ɹˈɒsiː], \ʌnɡˈɛntəm ˈakwiː ɹˈɒsiː], \ʌ_n_ɡ_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m ˈa_k_w_iː ɹ_ˈɒ_s_iː]\
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Ointment of rose water, cold cream; a white soft ointment, used especially as a cosmetic; made by mixing expressed oil of almonds, white wax, spermaceti, and rose water, to which a little borax is added to give it a white appearance [U. S. Ph.]. [Lat]
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).