ba;sid;i;um pronunciation: function: noun inflected form(s): plural -iaetymology: new latin, from latin basisdate: 1859 : a structure on a basidiomycete in which karyogamy occurs followed by meiosis to form usually four basidiospores
1ding pronunciation: function: verb etymology: probably imitativedate: 1582transitive verb : to dwell on with tiresome repetition lt;keeps dinging it into him that the less he smokes the better — samuel butler ?1902gt;intransitive verb 1 : to make a ringing sound : clang2 : to speak with tiresome reiteration