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Eubasidiae

plural noun
Eu·​ba·​sid·​i·​ae | \ ˌyübəˈsidēˌē\

Definition of Eubasidiae

in some classifications
: a subclass of fungi (class Basidiomycetes) including the orders Polyporales and Agaricales and characterized by one-celled basidia which produce spores on terminal sterigmata — compare heterobasidiae , teliosporeae

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History and Etymology for Eubasidiae

New Latin, from eu- + -basidiae (from basidium)

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