basidium
English
Etymology
Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -ίδιον (-ídion, diminutive suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
basidium (plural basidia)
- (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.]
Translations
small club shaped structure
See also
References
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Basidium”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 689, column 3.