sporocarp

English

Etymology

From sporo- +‎ -carp.

Noun

sporocarp (plural sporocarps)

(mycology) The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.

Synonyms

fruiting body

Hyponyms

(fungus structure): basidiocarp, basidiome (in basidiomycetes); ascocarp (in ascomycetes)
- mushroom (epigeous sporocarp); truffle; false truffle (hypogeous sporocarp)

Translations

fungal structure

Czech: plodnice (cs), sporokarp

Finnish: itiöemä (fi)

See also

sporophore

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