Thesaurus: basidium

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
3. 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.
4. A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, whichbears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, ofwhich the common mushroom is an example.
5. n a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes