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BASIDIOMYCETE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basidiomycetes
1, record 1, English, basidiomycetes
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Basidiomycetes 2, record 1, English, Basidiomycetes
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A major group of fungi whose diagnostic characteristic is the basidium; includes the rusts, "bracket" fungi, and toadstoles. 3, record 1, English, - basidiomycetes
Record 1, Key term(s)
- basidiomycete
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- basidiomycètes
1, record 1, French, basidiomyc%C3%A8tes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Basidiomycètes 2, record 1, French, Basidiomyc%C3%A8tes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre de champignons au Thalle cloisonné à spores externes naissant sur une baside. 1, record 1, French, - basidiomyc%C3%A8tes
Record 1, Key term(s)
- basidiomycète
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- basidiomycete
1, record 2, English, basidiomycete
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a group of fungi constituting the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or, in older classification schemes, the class Basidiomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by bearing the spores on a basidium, including the smuts, ruts, mushrooms and puffballs. 1, record 2, English, - basidiomycete
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- basidiomycète
1, record 2, French, basidiomyc%C3%A8te
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Champignon dont les spores sont portées par des basides ou des probasides. 2, record 2, French, - basidiomyc%C3%A8te
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les basidiomycètes forment une classe. Ils comportent plus de 500 genres et 13,500 espèces [...] certains [...] sont parasites de plantes : rouilles [...] charbons [...] polypores et armillaires, agents de pourriture des racines etc. 1, record 2, French, - basidiomyc%C3%A8te
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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