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basidiosporous

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ba⋅sid⋅i⋅o⋅spore

  [buh-sid-ee-oh-spawr, -spohr]
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–noun Mycology.
a spore that is borne by a basidium.
Origin:
1855–60; basidi(um) + -o- + -spore

Related forms:
ba⋅sid⋅i⋅os⋅por⋅ous  [buh-sid-ee-os-per-uhs, -ee-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-] , adjective
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ba·sid·i·o·spore   (bə-sĭd'ē-ə-spôr', -spōr')   
n.  A sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium.
ba·sid'i·o·spo'rous adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ba·sid·io·spore
Pronunciation: b&-'sid-E-&-"spO(&)r, -"spo(&)r
Function: noun
: a spore produced by abasidium
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
basidiospore   (bə-sĭd'ē-ə-spôr')  Pronunciation Key 
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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