Meaning | Any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota. |
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Synonym | basidiomycetous fungi |
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Member of | Basidiomycetes, class Basidiomycetes | large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota |
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Parts | basidiocarp | The fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells |
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Narrower | agaric | A saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside |
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gill fungus | A basidiomycete with gills |
mushroom | Any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium |
polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom | woody pore fungi |
Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
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Spanish | basidiomiceto |
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Catalan | basidiomicet |
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Adjectives | basidiomycetous | pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes |
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