Basidium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈsɪdɪəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basidium is a noun meaning (mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.].
Meaning
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.].
Example Sentences
The walls of these scleroid basidia often reach 1 μm or more in thickness and the walls stain deeply with congo red.
Word Forms
- basidia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include septate, basidiospore, epibasidium, basidiole, hypobasidium, basidiocarp.
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