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basidiomycota

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ba-sid-iomy-co-ta
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the phylum Basidiomycetes , characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi).

Questions

What does basidiomycota mean?
A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the phylum Basidiomycetes , characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi).

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