spore fruit

American  

noun

Botany, Mycology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of spore fruit

First recorded in 1855–60

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spore fruit

If the young spore fruit is treated with chlor-iodide of zinc, it is rendered quite transparent, and the young  spore sacs colored a beautiful blue, so that they are readily distinguishable.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

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

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

The spore fruit now enlarges rapidly, and the outer cells become first yellow and then dark brown, the walls becoming thicker and harder as they change color.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

The sterile filaments between the spore sacs usually have thickened ends, which are dark-colored, and give the color to the inner surface of the spore fruit.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

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

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton