Homobasidiomycetes
plural noun
Homo·basidiomycetes
| \ pronunciation at homo-+ \
Definition of Homobasidiomycetes
: a subclass of basidiomycetous fungi that have nonseptate and nondivided basidia and basidiospores which usually germinate directly to form a mycelium and that include the gill fungi, pore fungi, coral fungi, and bird's-nest fungi and the puffballs and stinkhorns — compare heterobasidiomycetes
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