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basidiomycetous

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[buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-see-tuhs] / bəˌsɪd i oʊ maɪˈsi təs /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.


Etymology

Origin of basidiomycetous

basidiomycete + -ous

Example Sentences

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Exobasidiine�, a family of parasitic basidiomycetous Fungi, resembling the Exoascine� in most respects, but producing basidia in place of asci, a remarkable instance of parallel evolution.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

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