fruiting body

Word Origin

noun

an organ that produces spores; fructification.

Origin of fruiting body

1915-1920

First recorded in 1915-20

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Either the mycelium alone or the fruiting body alone, or both, may be luminescent.

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British Dictionary definitions for fruiting body

fruiting body

noun

the part of a fungus in which the spores are produced Also fruit body

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fruiting body in Science

fruiting body

(fr

'tĭng)
A specialized spore-producing structure, especially of a fungus. A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus.

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