basidium
basidium · basidia
базидия
A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi,…A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
/bəˈsɪdɪəm/
Meaning
1 sensesA small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
бази́дияbazídija
a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
Translations
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By meaning 1
small club shaped structure:
Origin
A Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -idium.A Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -idium.
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plural: basidiaWord family
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