basidiosporous
|ba-si-di-o-spo-rous|
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/ˌbæsɪdi.oʊˈspɔrəs/
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/ˌbæsɪdiəˈspɔːrəs/
bearing basidiospores
Etymology
'basidiosporous' originates from New Latin and modern scientific formation from 'basidiospora' + the adjectival suffix '-ous', where the Greek 'basidion' meant 'little base' and the Greek 'spora' meant 'seed' or 'sowing'.
'basidiosporous' developed in scientific English by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ous' to 'basidiospore', which entered English via New Latin 'basidiospora' derived from Greek elements 'basidion' and 'spora'.
Initially it meant 'bearing or producing basidiospores'; over time this technical mycological meaning has remained essentially the same.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
producing, bearing, or characterized by basidiospores (spores produced on a basidium); used chiefly in mycology to describe fungi that form basidiospores.
Many species of Agaricales are basidiosporous, releasing spores from their gills.
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