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basidiospore

[buh-sid-ee-oh-spawr, -spohr]
noun Mycology.
  1. a spore that is borne by a basidium.
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Origin of basidiospore

First recorded in 1855–60; basidi(um) + -o- + -spore
Related formsba·sid·i·os·por·ous [buh-sid-ee-os-per-uh s, -ee-uh-spawr-uh s, -spohr-] /bəˌsɪd iˈɒs pər əs, -i əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • D, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3

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British Dictionary definitions for basidiospore

basidiospore

noun
  1. one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
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Derived Formsbasidiosporous, adjective
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basidiospore in Science

basidiospore

[bə-sĭd′ē-ə-spôr′]
  1. 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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