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basidiomycota

American  
[buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-koh-tuh] / bəˌsɪd i oʊ maɪˈkoʊ tə /

plural noun

Mycology.

  1. the basidiomycetes considered as belonging to the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi.

Etymology

Origin of basidiomycota

From New Latin; basidiomycete, -ota

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All modern groups of fungi are abundant in Rhynie chert samples apart from the basidiomycota, the group which includes those most familiar of fungi: mushrooms.

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