sporocarp

[ spawr-uh-kahrp, spohr- ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.

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

sporocarp

/ ˈspɒ-; ˈspɔːrəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

1. a specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori
2. the spore-producing structure in certain algae, lichens, and fungi

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporocarp¹

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

Example Sentences

The two kinds of spores in the same or different sporangia which are borne in a coriaceous peduncled sporocarp arising from a slender creeping rhizome.

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

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When first formed the hyph� are continuous and ramify through the nourishing substratum from which there arises afterward a spore-bearing growth known as the sporocarp or young mushroom.

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Occasionally in the same plant that bears tetraspores, but more commonly in special ones, there are produced the sexual organs, and subsequently the sporocarps, or fruits, developed from them.

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These sporocarps or fruit usually have two teeth near the base, and are 2-celled vertically, with many transverse partitions, and split or burst into 2 valves at maturity.

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