basidium fungi
1Basidium — Ba*sid i*um, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ba sis base.] (Bot.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] …
2basidium — [bə sid′ē əm] n. pl. basidia [bə sid′ēə] [ModL < Gr basis,BASIS + ModL dim. suffix idium] Bot. any of a number of oblong cells in basidiomycetous fungi, bearing a definite number of external spores (usually four) on short, slender stalks… …
3Basidium — A basidium (pl., basidia) is a microscopic, spore producing structure found on the hymenophore of fruiting bodies of basidiomycete fungi. The presence of basidia is one of the main characteristic features of the Basidiomycota. A basidium usually… …
4basidium — basidial, adj. /beuh sid ee euhm/, n., pl. basidia / sid ee euh/. Mycol. a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne, usually at the tips of slender projections. [1855 60; BAS(IS) +… …
5Fungi — Pilze Anistrichterling (Clitocybe odora) Systematik Klassifikation: Lebewesen …
6basidium — Club shaped organ involved in sexual reproduction in basidiomycete fungi (mushrooms, toadstools etc.). Bears four haploid basidiospores at its tip …
7basidium — noun A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections …
8basidium — [bə sɪdɪəm] noun (plural basidia dɪə) a microscopic club shaped spore bearing structure produced by certain fungi. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk basidion, dimin. of basis (see basis) …
9basidium — ba•sid•i•um [[t]bəˈsɪd i əm[/t]] n. pl. sid•i•a [[t] ˈsɪd i ə[/t]] fng a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne at the tips of slender projections • Etymology: 1855–60; bas (is) + …
10basidium — /bəˈsɪdiəm/ (say buh sideeuhm) noun (plural basidia /bəˈsɪdiə/ (say buh sideeuh)) a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne, usually at the tips of slender projections. {bas(is) +… …
