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sporocarp definition

spo·ro·carp (spôr′ə kärp′)

noun

Bot. a many-celled body produced from a fertilized archicarp, serving for the development of spores in red algae, lichens, etc.

Etymology: sporo- + -carp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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