Basidiospore

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
  2. 2
    a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium wordnet

Etymology

From basidium + -o- + spore.

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