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basidiospore
[ buh-sid-ee-oh-spawr, -spohr ]
basidiospore
/ bæˈsɪdɪəʊˌspɔː /
noun
- one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
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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Derived Forms
- baˌsidioˈsporous, adjective
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Other Words From
- ba·sid·i·os·por·ous [b, uh, -sid-ee-, os, -per-, uh, s, -ee-, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of basidiospore1
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Example Sentences
D, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore.
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