fruiting body

noun

1. an organ that produces spores; fructification.

fruiting body

noun

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

fruiting body

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fruiting body¹

First recorded in 1915–20