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basidium Definition

ba·sid·ium (bə sid′ē əm)

noun pl. -·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

basidium Related Forms
ba·sid′·ial adjective