"basidium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈsɪdɪəm/ [UK] Forms: basidia [plural]
Etymology: Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -ίδιον (-ídion, diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|βάσις|t=base}} Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”), {{m|grc|-ίδιον|pos=diminutive suffix}} -ίδιον (-ídion, diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|basidia}} basidium (plural basidia)
  1. (mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Categories (topical): Mycology Translations (small club shaped structure): basidi [masculine] (Catalan), itiökanta (Finnish), baside [feminine] (French), baisidiam [masculine] (Irish), 担子器 (tanshiki) (alt: たんしき) (Japanese), podstawka [feminine] (Polish), basídio [masculine] (Portuguese), basidie [feminine] (Romanian), basidio [masculine] (Spanish), basidium [neuter] (Swedish)

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