sporocarp

(spôrə kärp′)

noun

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

Origin: sporo- + -carp

See sporocarp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A multicellular structure in which spores are formed, especially in red algae and certain fungi and slime molds.
  2. A receptacle containing sporangia, as in the pepperwort.
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