sporocarp

[ spawr-uh-kahrp, spohr- ]

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noun

, Botany, Mycology.

(in higher fungi, lichens, and red algae) a multicellular structure in which spores form; a fruiting body.

sporocarp

/ ˈspɒ-; ˈspɔːrəʊˌkɑːp /

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First recorded in 1840–50; sporo- + -carp

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Base of a leaf and contained sporocarp filled with microspores cut across, magnified.

Portion magnified, showing the two kinds of sporocarp; the small ones contain microspores.

One of these threads reaches and fertilizes a cell at the apex of the nucleus or solid body of the sporocarp.

A fruiting portion, magnified, showing the structure; a sporocarp, and an antheridium.

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