MATIAS
\mˈe͡ɪʃəz], \mˈeɪʃəz], \m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_z]\
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The bark of a South American tree not yet determined. It is used in its native country in intermittents, and as a tonic generally. its principal characteristic constituent is a bitter resinous matter. It is probably the same as the Malambo bark.
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).