basidiospore
Origin of basidiospore
1Other words from basidiospore
- ba·sid·i·os·por·ous [buh-sid-ee-os-per-uhs, -ee-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-], /bəˌsɪd iˈɒs pər əs, -i əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective
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How to use basidiospore in a sentence
Conidia (basidiospores) borne in fours on a special conidiophore, the basidium.
C, A basidium before the four nuclei derived from the secondary nucleus of the basidium have passed into the four basidiospores.
Most of Basidiomycetes are characterized by the large sporophore on which the basidia with its basidiospores are borne.
British Dictionary definitions for basidiospore
/ (bæˈsɪdɪəʊˌspɔː) /
one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
Derived forms of basidiospore
- basidiosporous, adjective
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Scientific definitions for basidiospore
[ bə-sĭd′ē-ə-spôr′ ]
A sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium in the fungi known as basidiomycetes. Basidiospores are produced by the union of the nuclei at the tip of a binucleated segment of a hypha. The resulting zygote then divides by meiosis into four haploid nuclei, each of which migrates to the very tip to be released as a basidiospore. A typical mushroom produces billions of basidiospores.
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