SPERMATHECA
\spˈɜːmɐθˌɛkə], \spˈɜːmɐθˌɛkə], \s_p_ˈɜː_m_ɐ_θ_ˌɛ_k_ə]\
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A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).