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fruiting body

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noun
  1. an organ that produces spores; fructification.

Origin of fruiting body

First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for fruiting body

fruiting body

noun
  1. the part of a fungus in which the spores are producedAlso: fruit body
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fruiting body in Science

fruiting body

[frōō′tĭng]
  1. A specialized spore-producing structure, especially of a fungus. A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus.
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