Basidiomycete Definition
bə-sĭdē-ō-mīsēt, -mī-sēt
noun
Any of various members of a large group of fungi producing spores on basidia. The group includes puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, smuts, and many species of mushrooms.
American Heritage
Any of a subdivision (Basidiomycotina) of fungi, including the mushrooms, rusts, smuts, and puffballs, that produce spores on basidia; club fungus.
Webster's New World
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- basidiomycetous fungi
Other Word Forms of Basidiomycete
Noun
Singular:
basidiomycete
Plural:
basidiomycetesOrigin of Basidiomycete
basidi(um) –mycete
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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