[ bəˌsɪdɪə'mʌɪsi:t ]
■ noun ( plural ~s -'mʌɪsi:ts , -mʌɪ'si:ti:z ) Botany a fungus of a large group whose spores develop within basidia and which includes the majority of familiar mushrooms and toadstools.
Origin
C19: anglicized singular of mod. L. Basidiomycetes (former class name), from basidium (see basidium ) + Gk mukētes 'fungi'.