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Noun: basidium (basidia)  bu'si-dee-um
  1. A small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes

Derived forms: basidia

See also: basidial

Type of: reproductive structure

Encyclopedia: Basidium

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Basidiomycota
Basidiomycotina
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