basidiomycete

[ buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]

noun

Mycology. any of a group of fungi constituting the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or, in older classification schemes, the class Basidiomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by bearing the spores on a basidium, including the smuts, rust, mushrooms, and puffballs.

Origin of basidiomycete

1895–1900; <New Latin Basidiomycetes;see basidium, -o-, -mycete

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How to use basidiomycete in a sentence

Later, however, these Uredineae were placed as a mere subdivision of the Basidiomycetes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various
Most of Basidiomycetes are characterized by the large sporophore on which the basidia with its basidiospores are borne.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various
In fact, he laid the foundation for the study of Basidiomycetes, and this beautiful little coral-like fungus was his inspiration.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
They are nearly the equivalent of Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous | Thomas Taylor
Hymenomycetes, the subdivision of the Basidiomycetes in which the fruiting surface is exposed before the spores are ripe.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. | George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for basidiomycete

basidiomycete

/ (bæˌsɪdɪəʊmaɪˈsiːt) /

noun

any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts

Origin of basidiomycete

C19: from basidi (um) + -mycete

Derived forms of basidiomycete

basidiomycetous, adjective

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Scientific definitions for basidiomycete

basidiomycete

[ bə-sĭd′ē-ō-mī′sēt′ ]

Any of various fungi belonging to the phylum Basidomycota, bearing sexually produced spores on a basidium. All hyphae of basidiomycetes are divided into segments by septa and go through three stages of development. In the final stage, each segment has two nuclei, and the hyphae grow to produce basidia and disperse basidiospores. The basidiomycetes are the most familiar forms of fungi and include mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts.

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