sporocarp

American  

[spawr-uh-kahrp, spohr-] / ˈspɔr əˌkɑrp, ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Botany, Mycology.

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

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sporocarp British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of sporocarp

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

Example Sentences

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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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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The sporocarps have a ring along the edges of the valves, which at length swells up and bears the sausage-shaped compartments from their places.

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