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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BASIDIOMYCETES

Ba *sid `i *o *my *ce "tes, n. pl. [NL. , fr. NL. & E. basidium + Gr. ,,fungus. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A large subdivision of fungi coördinate with the Ascomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc.