basidium

basidium definition - medical

ba·sid·i·um (bə-sĭdˈē-əm)

noun pl. ba·sid·i·a (-ē-ə)
A small club-shaped structure that typically bears four spores at the tips of minute projections, is unique to Basidiomycetes, and is used as a distinguishing characteristic.

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