Meanings
nounbasidium (plural basidia)
plural basidia
- biologyA small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
The walls of these scleroid basidia often reach 1 μm or more in thickness and the walls stain deeply with congo red.
1981, Timothy J. Baroni, A Revision of the Genus Rhodocybe Maire (Agaricales), page 24
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekβάσις“base”
- Englishbasidium
A Latinized form of Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + -idium.
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Catalan basidi
- basidismall club shaped structure
Finnish itiökanta
- itiökantasmall club shaped structure
French baside
- basidesmall club shaped structure
Greek βασίδιο
- βασίδιο (vasídio)small club shaped structure
Irish baisidiam
- baisidiamsmall club shaped structure
Japanese 担子器
- 担子器 (tanshiki)small club shaped structure
Polish podstawka
- podstawkasmall club shaped structure
Portuguese basídio
- basídiosmall club shaped structure
Romanian basidie
- basidiesmall club shaped structure
Russian бази́дия
- бази́дия (bazídija)small club shaped structure
Spanish basidio
- basidiosmall club shaped structure
Swedish basidium
- basidiumsmall club shaped structure
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Cite this entry
APA
basidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basidium
MLA
“basidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basidium.
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