basidiophore

/bæsɪdaɪ.ə.fɔr/

Definitions

1. noun

A spore-bearing organ, especially one of the club-shaped spore-bearing structures found at the base of the hymenium in certain fungi, such as the basidiomycetes.

“The basidiophore of the mushroom produced a cloud of spores that drifted through the air.”

Synonyms

  • fungal spore structure
  • spore-bearing organ