Meaning of Basidium

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Basidium

1. 1
   n.

   A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.

2. 2
   n.

   A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.