spore fruit

noun

Botany, Mycology.

1. a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spore fruit¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

C–F, development of the spore fruit, × 300. ar. archicarp.

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H, the spore sac removed from the spore fruit, × 150.

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The spore fruit in these forms is often of considerable size, and, as their name indicates, is open, having the form of a flat disc or cup.

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Similar in structure and development to Coprinus are all the large and common forms; but they differ much in the position of the spore-bearing tissue, as well as in the form and size of the whole spore fruit.

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The spore fruit is more highly developed than in the liverworts, but never contains elaters.

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