basidial

1. 1.

   relating to or characterized by basidia

Questions about basidial

What does basidial mean?

basidial means "relating to or characterized by basidia".

How many syllables are in basidial?

basidial has 4 syllables and divides as ba-si-di-al under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is basidial a common word?

basidial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.