basidiocarp
"basidiocarp" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“basidiocarp” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mushroom which contains basidia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-basidiocarp · basidiocarp · English
basidiocarp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | basidiocarp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “basidiocarp” in English
Rare enough to double-check
basidiocarp is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mushroom which contains basidia.".
Zero misspellings are on record for basidiocarp in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From basidium + -carp. The correct English form is basidiocarp, spelled B-A-S-I-D-I-O-C-A-R-P.
Definition
- 1A mushroom which contains basidia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how basidiocarp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For agariclike basidiocarps not discharging spores from the sterigmata, see the secotioid Gasteromycetes.
The sexual stage of the fungus, the basidiocarp, arises as a pseudorhiza from a fungus comb and continues as a stipe, terminating in a cap with a prominent umbo or perforatorium.
Etymology
From basidium + -carp.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.