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basidiomycete
ba·sid·i·o·my·cete [ bə sìddee ō m st, bə sìddee ō mī st ] (plural ba·sid·i·o·my·cetes)


noun 
Definition:
 
fungi 
Former name for  basidiomycote
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Basidiomycetes< basidium (see basidium) + Greek mukētes "fungi"]

ba·sid·i·o·my·ce·tous [ bə sìddee ō mī stəss ] adjective
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