basidiosporous
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ba·sid·i·o·spore
(bə-sĭd′ē-ə-spôr′)n.
Any of the four haploid spores borne on the basidium of a basidiomycete. Each spore develops into a mycelium that fuses with another to form a dikaryotic mycelium that typically constitutes the macroscopic stage of the life cycle.
ba·sid′i·o·spo′rous adj.
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| Adj. | 1. | basidiosporous - of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia |
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