BASIDIOMYCETE


Meaning of BASIDIOMYCETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˌsi-dē-ō-ˈmī-ˌsēt, -ˌmī-ˈsēt ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from New Latin basidium + Greek mykēt-, mykēs 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 -dē-ō-ˌmī-ˈsē-təs adjective

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