basidiocarp

[buh-sid-ee-oh-kahrp]

noun Mycology.

the fruiting body of basidiomycetes that produces the basidia.

Origin of basidiocarp

basidi(um) + -o- + -carp

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British Dictionary definitions for basidiocarp

basidiocarp

noun

the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics

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basidiocarp in Science

basidiocarp

[bə-sĭd′ē-ə-kärp′]

A basidioma. This term is no longer in scientific use.