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basidiomycete

Word definitions for basidiomycete in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: basidiomycetous fungi ]

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

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
basidiomycete \ba*sid`i*o*my"cete\ n. 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota. Syn: basidiomycetous fungi. [WordNet 1.5] ||

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.