Basidium

Definition:

• (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.

Compare basidium with other words:

basidium vs. conidium

basidium vs. projection

basidium vs. spore

basidium vs. fungi

basidium vs. club

ascus vs. basidium