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Definition of: basidiomycetous
(bə·sid′ē·ō·mī·sē′təs) adjective Bot.
Belonging to a class (Basidiomycetes) of fungi having the spores borne on basidia. It includes parasites and saprophytes: mushrooms, smuts, rusts, etc. [<BASIDIUM + Gk. mykēs, -ētos fungus]
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