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basidiomycete

ba·sid·i·o·my·cete
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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet]
    • /bəˌsɪd i oʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit/
    • /bˈeɪsɪdɪˌɒmaɪsˌiːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet]
    • /bəˌsɪd i oʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit/

Definitions of basidiomycete word

  • noun basidiomycete any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts 3
  • noun basidiomycete any of a subdivision (Basidiomycotina) of fungi, including the mushrooms, rusts, smuts, and puffballs, that produce spores on basidia; club fungus 3
  • noun basidiomycete Mycology. any of a group of fungi constituting the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or, in older classification schemes, the class Basidiomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by bearing the spores on a basidium, including the smuts, rust, mushrooms, and puffballs. 1
  • noun basidiomycete A fungus whose spores develop in basidia. Basidiomycetes include the majority of familiar mushrooms and toadstools. 1
  • noun basidiomycete (mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium. 0
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Origin of basidiomycete

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < New Latin Basidiomycetes; see basidium, -o-, -mycete

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basidiomycete popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • what is a basidiomycete?

Related words

  • ascomycete

    any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews

  • club fungus

    basidiomycete

  • mycorrhiza

    a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, especially a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a closely woven mass around the rootlets or penetrate the cells of the root.
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