Associations to the word «Basidium»

Wiktionary

BASIDIUM, noun. (mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.

Dictionary definition

BASIDIUM, noun. A small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes.

Wise words

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