i adjective
belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.
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basidiomycete (bæˌsɪdɪəʊmaɪˈsiːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts | |
| [C19: from | |
| basidiomy'cetous | |
| —adj | |
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Basidiomycetous
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| given to using long words. |
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