basidiospore Bot.
(bəˈsɪdɪəʊspɔə(r))
[f. next + spore.]
A spore borne at the extremity of a basidium. Hence basidiˈosporous a.
| 1859 Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. V. 232/1 The basidiospore is distinguished from all the other acrogenous forms. Ibid. 224/2 Basidiosporous Fungi. |