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basidiomycete

basidiomycete \ba*sid`i*o*my"cete\ n. 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.

Syn: basidiomycetous fungi. [WordNet 1.5] ||

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basidiomycete

n. (context mycology English) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.

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basidiomycete

n. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: basidiomycetous fungi]

Usage examples of "basidiomycete".

There is one great group of fungi called Basidiomycetes, so named from having their stalked spores produced on basidia.

The Basidia-bearing fungi, or Basidiomycetes, are divided into three classes, as has been already stated.