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

Sporogō′nium, the sporocarp, capsule or so-called 'moss-fruit' in mosses.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

The fructification consists of a globular sporocarp of considerable size, which is spirally enwrapped by tubular cells twisted around it: by the side of this is a smaller and globular antheridium.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa