n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ˌ si-d ē - ō - ' m ī - ˌ s ē t, - ˌ m ī - ' s ē t
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin basidium + Greek myk ē t-, myk ē s fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus ― more at MUCUS
Date: 1899
: any of a group of higher fungi that have septate hyphae and spores borne on a basidium, that include rusts, smuts, mushrooms, and puffballs, and that are variously considered to comprise a class (Basidiomycetes), a subdivision (Basidiomycotina), or a division (Basidiomycota)
– ba · sid · io · my · ce · tous \ -d ē - ō - ˌ m ī - ' s ē -t ə s \ adjective