basidia

[ buh-sid-ee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

If the gills have been bruised, the spores are easily rubbed off, and their connexion with the basidia destroyed.

The evidence seems to be in favour of regarding the cystidia as barren conditions of basidia.

Basidia exhausted entirely of their contents, and which have become quite hyaline, may often be observed.

The cystidia are usually larger than the basidia, varying in size and form in different species.

The basidia, spicules, and quaternate spores agree with those of Agaricini.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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