fruiting body

Noun
  1. An organ specialized for producing spores (synset 113110006)
    is a type of: plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
    subtypes:
    • ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
    • acervulus - small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
    • basidiocarp - the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells
    • aecium - fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores

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