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basidiomycetous — /bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈsitəs/ (say buh.sideeohmuy seetuhs) adjective belonging or relating to the Basidiomycetes, a large class of fungi which bear their sexual spores, basidiospores, on a basidium, including the smuts, rusts, mushrooms, puffballs, etc …
basidiomycetous — adjective pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes • Pertains to noun: ↑basidiomycete • Derivationally related forms: ↑basidiomycete • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology * * * adjective … Useful english dictionary
Clavarioid fungi — Clavaria zollingeri The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are… … Wikipedia
basidiomycete — noun any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota • Syn: ↑basidiomycetous fungi • Derivationally related forms: ↑basidiomycetous • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Hyponyms: ↑mushroom, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dacrymycetaceae — noun a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa • Syn: ↑family Dacrymycetaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Tremellales, ↑order Tremellales … Useful english dictionary
Nidulariales — noun small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae • Syn: ↑order Nidulariales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Gasteromycetes, ↑class Gasteromycetes, ↑Gastromycetes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tremellaceae — noun a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally • Syn: ↑family Tremellaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Tremellales, ↑order Tremellales … Useful english dictionary
Homobasidiomycetes — noun category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes • Syn: ↑subclass Homobasidiomycetes • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Amanita — A genus of fungi, many members of which are highly poisonous. [G. amanitai, fungi] A. muscaria a toxic species of mushroom with yellow to red pileus and white gills; it contains muscarine, a cholinomimetic, which produces psychosislike sta … Medical dictionary
basidium — 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) +… … Universalium
