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Etymology

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From Latin urniger (urn-bearing) +‎ -ate.

Adjective

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urnigerate (comparative more urnigerate, superlative most urnigerate)

  1. (mycology) Shaped like an urn with a stem.
    • 1975, RJ Bandoni, BN Johri, “Observations on the genus Exobasidiellum”, in Canadian Journal of Botany:
      Its urnigerate basidia are not found in any of the Exobasidiaceae, but they do occur in the related Brachybasidiaceae.