basidiomycete

American  

[buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet] / bəˌsɪd i oʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /

noun

1. Mycology. any of a group of fungi constituting the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or, in older classification schemes, the class Basidiomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by bearing the spores on a basidium, including the smuts, rust, mushrooms, and puffballs.

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basidiomycete British  

/ bæˌsɪdɪəʊmaɪˈsiːt /

noun

1. any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes ), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts

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basidiomycete Scientific  

/ bə-sĭd′ē-ō-mī′sēt′ /

1. Any of various fungi belonging to the phylum Basidomycota, bearing sexually produced spores on a basidium. All hyphae of basidiomycetes are divided into segments by septa and go through three stages of development. In the final stage, each segment has two nuclei, and the hyphae grow to produce basidia and disperse basidiospores. The basidiomycetes are the most familiar forms of fungi and include mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts.

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Other Word Forms

• basidiomycetous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of basidiomycete

1895–1900; < New Latin Basidiomycetes; see basidium, -o-, -mycete

Example Sentences

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basidiomycete

They screened other species of lichens, and found that different species carried genetically distinct basidiomycete yeasts.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016

The next task for the researchers is understanding whether basidiomycete yeasts play a role in building the lichens’ structure.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016

These findings now yielded a more interesting question than the original one: How prevalent is the association between basidiomycete yeasts and lichens?

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016

In a study published Thursday in Science, scientists found that another fungus, called basidiomycete yeast, may be a third symbiotic partner in many lichens.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016

In the end, the scientists found that basidiomycete yeasts were a ubiquitous feature, present in lichens on six continents.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016