basidiomycota

[ buh-sid-ee-oh-mahy-koh-tuh ]

plural noun

, Mycology.

1. the basidiomycetes considered as belonging to the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi.

Word History and Origins

Origin of basidiomycota¹

From New Latin; basidiomycete, -ota

Example Sentences

All modern groups of fungi are abundant in Rhynie chert samples apart from the basidiomycota, the group which includes those most familiar of fungi: mushrooms.

From The Guardian