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spore fruit
noun
, Botany, Mycology.
- a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spore fruit1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
The mildews may be divided into two genera: Podosphæra, with a single ascus in the spore fruit; and Erysiphe, with two or more.
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By crushing the ripe spore fruit, these spores still enclosed in the mother cell (ascus) may be forced out (Fig. 39, H).
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The earth stars (Geaster) have a double covering to the spore fruit, the outer one splitting at maturity into strips (Fig. 49, B).
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The part visible is the spore fruit (Fig. 43, A), of a light brownish color, and about as big as a pin-head.
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The spore fruit is more highly developed than in the liverworts, but never contains elaters.
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