ba·sid·i·o·my·cete  (b ə-s ĭd ′ē- ō-m īs ēt ′, -m ī-s ēt )
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n. Any of various members of a large group of fungi producing spores on basidia. The group includes puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, smuts, and many species of mushrooms.
ba·sid′i·o·my·cetous (-mī-sētəs) adj. |
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