basal tubercle

noun

A fleshy mass of tissue located at the junction of the a mushroom and its substrate.

Meanings

nounbasal tubercle (plural basal tubercles)

plural basal tubercles

  1. biologyA fleshy mass of tissue located at the junction of the a mushroom and its substrate.
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