Basidiolichenes
plural noun
Ba·sid·io·lichenes
Definition of Basidiolichenes
: a group of lichens consisting of the few genera in which the component fungus is a basidiomycete — compare ascolichenes
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Origin and Etymology of basidiolichenes
New Latin, from basidi- + Lichenes
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