Vocabulary : Basicerite to Basihyal
Basicerite : The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans.Basicity : The quality or state of being a base. ;; The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
Basidiomycetes : A large subdivision of fungi coordinate with the Ascomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc.
Basidiospore : A spore borne by a basidium.
Basidium : A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.