basidiomycota

[buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-koh-tuh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

Mycology.

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

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of basidiomycota¹

From New Latin; basidiomycete, -ota

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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.