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basidium definition

ba·sid·ium (bə sid′ē əm)

noun pl. basidia -·sid′ia (-ə)

Bot. any of a number of oblong cells in basidiomycetous fungi, bearing a definite number of external spores (usually four) on short, slender stalks

Etymology: ModL < Gr basis, basis + ModL dim. suffix -idium

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