Heterobasidiomycetes
plural noun
Het·ero·basidiomycetes
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: a subclass of basidiomycetous fungi including the rusts, smuts, and jelly fungi that has septate or deeply divided basidia and basidiospores which often germinate to form conidia or similar spores compare homobasidiomycetes
heterobasidiomycetous
adjective
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“Heterobasidiomycetes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heterobasidiomycetes. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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