basidium
UK/bəˈsɪdɪəm/
basidium noun: a small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
Noun
basidium (plural basidia)
- A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
- The walls of these scleroid basidia often reach 1 μm or more in thickness and the walls stain deeply with congo red.1981, Timothy J. Baroni, A Revision of the Genus Rhodocybe Maire (Agaricales), page 24
basidium meaning in Tamil
basidium in Tamil
- பெசிடியம், காளான் வகையின் சிதல் நெற்று
Forms of basidium
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Origin of basidium
A Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -idium.
Words formed from basidium
Questions about basidium
- What does basidium mean?
- Basidium means a small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
- What is basidium in Tamil?
- Basidium in Tamil is பெசிடியம், காளான் வகையின் சிதல் நெற்று. See Basidium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is basidium?
- Basidium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce basidium?
- Basidium is pronounced /bəˈsɪdɪəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of basidium?
- The plural of basidium is basidia.
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