basidiospore
(noun)
a sexually-reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota
Related Terms
basidiomycete
basidium
Basidiomycota
basidiocarp
Examples of basidiospore in the following topics:
Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi
The club-shaped basidium carries spores called
basidiospores
.
The haploid nuclei migrate into
basidiospores
, which germinate and generate monokaryotic hyphae.