Definition of Basidiomycetes

1. Noun. Large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota.

Exact synonyms: Class Basidiomycetes
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Basidiomycota, Basidiomycotina, Subdivision Basidiomycota, Subdivision Basidiomycotina
Member holonyms: Homobasidiomycetes, Subclass Homobasidiomycetes, Heterobasidiomycetes, Subclass Heterobasidiomycetes, Basidiomycete, Basidiomycetous Fungi, Order Tremellales, Tremellales, Auriculariales, Order Auriculariales, Order Uredinales, Uredinales

Definition of Basidiomycetes

1. n. pl. A large subdivision of fungi coördinate with the Ascomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc.

Definition of Basidiomycetes

1. Noun. (plural of basidiomycete) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Basidiomycetes

1. basidiomycete [n] - See also: basidiomycete

Medical Definition of Basidiomycetes

1. A class of true fungi more commonly known as club fungi, so called because they produce their spores at the tips of swollen hyphae that look a bit like clubs or baseball bats. This division includes mushrooms, puffballs, earth stars, stinkhorns, bracket fungi, rust, smuts, jelly fungi andbird's-nest fungi. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basidiomycetes

basicranial flexure
basicranium
basics
basidia
basidial
basidiocarp
basidiocarps
basidiole
basidioles
basidiolichen
basidioma
basidiomata
basidiome
basidiomes
basidiomycetes (current term)
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous fungi
basidiospores
basidiosporous
basifacial
basifacial axis
basification
basifications
basified
basifier
basifiers

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