Eubasidiae

plural noun

Eu·​ba·​sid·​i·​ae

ˌyübəˈsidēˌē

in some classifications

: a subclass of fungi (class Basidiomycetes) including the orders Polyporales and Agaricales and characterized by one-celled basidia which produce spores on terminal sterigmata compare heterobasidiae , teliosporeae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + -basidiae (from basidium)

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