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epibasidium

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Definition of epibasidium

1 : a superior prolongation of each cell of the basidium of various heterobasidiomycetous fungi (such as members of the order Tremellales) that bears the spore
2 : promycelium

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History and Etymology for epibasidium

New Latin, from epi- + basidium

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“Epibasidium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epibasidium. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.

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