Synonyms & related words for basidium

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of basidium. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to basidium

Explore words related to basidium — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include promycelium, basidia, conidium, sporocarp, conidia, conidiophore, sporophore, hymenium. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does basidium come from?

The word basidium breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: basid, from Greek basis (“base, little pedestal”); and -ium, from Latin -ion (“diminutive/thing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.