epibasidium

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noun

A long and usually tapered outgrowth at the top of a basidium, bearing basidiospores.

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Meanings

nounepibasidium (plural epibasidia)

plural epibasidia

  1. biologyA long and usually tapered outgrowth at the top of a basidium, bearing basidiospores.

Origin

From epi- + basidium.

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APA

epibasidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epibasidium

MLA

“epibasidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epibasidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epibasidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epibasidium.

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