basidiomycetous

[buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-see-tuhs]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of basidiomycetous¹

basidiomycete + -ous

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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.

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basidiomycete basidiomycota

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