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basidiocarp
[ buh-sid-ee-oh-kahrp ]
/ bəˈsɪd i oʊˌkɑrp /
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noun Mycology.
the fruiting body of basidiomycetes that produces the basidia.
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basic steel, basic training, basic vocabulary, basic wage, basidia, basidiocarp, basidioma, basidiomycete, Basidiomycetes, basidiomycetous, basidiomycota
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British Dictionary definitions for basidiocarp
basidiocarp
/ (bæˈsɪdɪəʊˌkɑːp) /
noun
the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
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Scientific definitions for basidiocarp
basidiocarp
[ bə-sĭd′ē-ə-kärp′ ]
A basidioma. This term is no longer in scientific use.
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