basidiomycete

One entry found for basidiomycete.

Main Entry: ba·sid·io·my·cete
Pronunciation: b&-"si-dE-O-'mI-"sEt, -"mI-'sEt
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin basidium + Greek mykEt-, mykEs fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus -- more at MUCUS
: any of a group of higher fungi that have septate hyphae and spores borne on a basidium , that include rusts, smuts, mushrooms, and puffballs, and that are variously considered to comprise a class (Basidiomycetes), a subdivision (Basidiomycotina), or a division (Basidiomycota)
- ba·sid·io·my·ce·tous /-dE-O-"mI-'sE-t&s/ adjective