basidium fungi

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• Basidium — Ba*sid i*um, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ba sis base.] (Bot.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• basidium — [bə sid′ē əm] n. pl. basidia [bə sid′ēə] [ModL < Gr basis,BASIS + ModL dim. suffix idium] Bot. any of a number of oblong cells in basidiomycetous fungi, bearing a definite number of external spores (usually four) on short, slender stalks… …   English World dictionary

• Basidium — A basidium (pl., basidia) is a microscopic, spore producing structure found on the hymenophore of fruiting bodies of basidiomycete fungi. The presence of basidia is one of the main characteristic features of the Basidiomycota. A basidium usually… …   Wikipedia

• basidium — basidial, adj. /beuh sid ee euhm/, n., pl. basidia / sid ee euh/. Mycol. a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne, usually at the tips of slender projections. [1855 60; BAS(IS) +… …   Universalium

• Fungi — Pilze Anistrichterling (Clitocybe odora) Systematik Klassifikation: Lebewesen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• basidium — Club shaped organ involved in sexual reproduction in basidiomycete fungi (mushrooms, toadstools etc.). Bears four haploid basidiospores at its tip …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• basidium — noun A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections …   Wiktionary

• basidium — [bə sɪdɪəm] noun (plural basidia dɪə) a microscopic club shaped spore bearing structure produced by certain fungi. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk basidion, dimin. of basis (see basis) …   English new terms dictionary

• basidium — ba•sid•i•um [[t]bəˈsɪd i əm[/t]] n. pl. sid•i•a [[t] ˈsɪd i ə[/t]] fng a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne at the tips of slender projections • Etymology: 1855–60; bas (is) + …   From formal English to slang

• basidium — /bəˈsɪdiəm/ (say buh sideeuhm) noun (plural basidia /bəˈsɪdiə/ (say buh sideeuh)) a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne, usually at the tips of slender projections. {bas(is) +… …  

• basidium — n. (pl. basidia) a microscopic spore bearing structure produced by certain fungi. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk basidion dimin. of BASIS …   Useful english dictionary