basidiomycetous fungi
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1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | fungus, |
definition | : | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | mushroom, |
definition | : | any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | agaric, |
definition | : | a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | gill fungus, |
definition | : | a basidiomycete with gills (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom, |
definition | : | woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent (noun.plant) |
part holonym | : | basidiocarp, |
definition | : | the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells (noun.plant) |
derivation | : | basidiomycetous, |
definition | : | pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | basidiomycetous, |
definition | : | pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes (adj.pert) |
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