- plural of basidium.
basidia
Americannoun
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The “gills” are actually compacted hyphae on which the basidia are borne.
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Gills on the underside of the mushroom cap contain cells called basidia.
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The basidiocarp bears the developing basidia on the gills under its cap.
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The basidia undergo karyogamy to form a 2n zygote.
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All parts of these reddish individuals seemed more or less infected with this disintegration, the basidia divided by transverse diaphragms into several cylindrical or oblong pieces, which finally become free.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
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