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basidiomycete definition

ba·sidio·my·cete (bə sid′ē ō mī′sēt′, -mī sēt′)

noun

any of a subdivision (Basidiomycotina) of fungi, including the mushrooms, rusts, smuts, and puffballs, that produce spores on basidia; club fungus

Etymology: < ModL < basidium + -mycete

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