basidiomycete

(bə sid′ē ō mīsēt′, -mī sēt)

noun

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

Origin: < ModL < basidium + -mycete

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See basidiomycete in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various members of a large group of fungi bearing sexually produced spores on a basidium. The group includes puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, smuts, and mushrooms.

Origin:

Origin: basidi(um)

Origin: + -mycete

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Related Forms:

  • ba·sidˌi·o·my·ceˈtous (-mī-sēˈtəs) adjective

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