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Basidiomycetes

Basidiomycetes

9.9
A group of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, and shelf fungi
  • noun
  • /bəˌsɪdiəˈmaɪsiːtiːz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : basidiomicetos
  • Many edible mushrooms belong to the Basidiomycetes class of fungi.

Examples

  • The Basidiomycetes are known for their fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms.

  • Shelf fungi, a subgroup of Basidiomycetes, play a key role in decomposing wood.

  • The study focused on the reproductive cycles of Basidiomycetes in temperate forests.

  • Many edible fungi belong to the Basidiomycetes class.

  • Many edible mushrooms belong to the Basidiomycetes class of fungi.

  • Shelf fungi, a subgroup of Basidiomycetes, play a key role in decomposing wood.

  • The Basidiomycetes are known for their fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms.

Synonyms

basidiomycetous fungi
vsBasidiomycetes
  • Specialized
9.9

A living thing like mushrooms that makes spores on small club-shaped cells

is a class that specifically includes mushrooms puffballs and shelf fungi
Basidiomycota
vsBasidiomycetes
  • Specialized
9.9

A large group of fungi like mushrooms and puffballs that make spores on small club-shaped parts

is a narrower class that lists mainly mushrooms puffballs and shelf fungi

Surface Forms

Basidiomycetes singular
Basidiomycetes plural

Morphology

Basidiomycetes = Basidiomycete (opaque) = basidio + mycete + s

A technical scientific taxonomic name formed from Greek combining forms; its parts are not productive or familiar to average B1 learners, so the meaning is not inferable.

Etymology

Basidiomycetes comes from Greek parts basidio- meaning 'little base' or 'pedestal' and -mycetes meaning 'fungus', the same root you see in mycology. So the name means 'fungi with little pedestals', which points to the tiny stalks that hold the spores in mushrooms, puffballs and shelf fungi.