"basidiomycete" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: basidiomycetes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} basidiomycete (plural basidiomycetes)
  1. (mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium. Categories (topical): Mycology Categories (lifeform): Fungi Related terms: basidiocarp, basidiomycetal, basidiomycetic, basidiomycetous, basidiospore, basidium, Basidiomycota Translations (fungus of phylum Basidiomycota): basidiomycète [masculine] (French), Ständerpilz [masculine] (German), βασιδιομύκητας (vasidiomýkitas) [masculine] (Greek), baisidimícéit [feminine] (Irish), basidiomicete [masculine] (Italian), basidiomiceto [masculine] (Portuguese), basidiomiceto [masculine] (Spanish)

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