basidium

== English == === Etymology === A Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -idium. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈsɪdɪəm/ === Noun === basidium (plural basidia) (mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === basidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === diiambus