A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches,
which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes,
of which the common mushroom is an example.
1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven. The hoarse resounding shore. Dryden. 2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said ...