BASIDIOSPORE

basidiospore

(noun) a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

basidiospore (plural basidiospores)

(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*sid"i*o*spore, n. Etym: [Basidium + spore.] (Bot.)

Definition: A spore borne by a basidium.

– Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous (, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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