basidiospore
[ buh-sid-ee-oh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ bəˈsɪd i oʊˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
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noun Mycology.
a spore that is borne by a basidium.
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Origin of basidiospore
OTHER WORDS FROM basidiospore
ba·sid·i·os·por·ous [buh-sid-ee-os-per-uhs, -ee-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-], /bəˌsɪd iˈɒs pər əs, -i əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby basidiospore
basidioma, basidiomycete, Basidiomycetes, basidiomycetous, basidiomycota, basidiospore, basidium, Basie, Basie, Count, basifacial, basifacial axis
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D, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore.
British Dictionary definitions for basidiospore
basidiospore
/ (bæˈsɪdɪəʊˌspɔː) /
noun
one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
Derived forms of basidiospore
basidiosporous, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for basidiospore
basidiospore
[ bə-sĭd′ē-ə-spôr′ ]
A sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium in the fungi known as basidiomycetes. Basidiospores are produced by the union of the nuclei at the tip of a binucleated segment of a hypha. The resulting zygote then divides by meiosis into four haploid nuclei, each of which migrates to the very tip to be released as a basidiospore. A typical mushroom produces billions of basidiospores.
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