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Definition of Basidium
1. Noun. A small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes.
Generic synonyms: Reproductive Structure
Terms within: Hypobasidium
Specialized synonyms: Promycelium
Derivative terms: Basidial
Terms within: Hypobasidium
Specialized synonyms: Promycelium
Derivative terms: Basidial
Definition of Basidium
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.
Definition of Basidium
1. a structure on a fungus [n -IA] : BASIDIAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Basidium
1. Club shaped organ involved in sexual reproduction in basidiomycete fungi (mushrooms, toadstools etc.). Bears four haploid basidiospores at its tip. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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