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basidiate

basidiate adjective: being or containing a basidium.

Adjective

basidiate (not comparable)

  1. Being or containing a basidium.

Origin of basidiate

From basidi(um) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about basidiate

What does basidiate mean?
Basidiate means being or containing a basidium.
What part of speech is basidiate?
Basidiate is an adjective.

Words near basidiate in the dictionary

  1. basicranium
  2. basics
  3. basid
  4. basidia
  5. basidial
  6. basidiate
  7. basidiobolaceous
  8. basidiobolomycosis
  9. basidiocarp
  10. basidiocarps
  11. basidiole

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