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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Example Sentences

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spore fruit

D, spore fruit of the herbarium mould, × 150.

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

These branches soon grow together, and cross-walls are formed in them, so that the young spore fruit  appears surrounded by a single layer of cells, sufficiently transparent, however, to allow a view of the interior.

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

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.

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

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 Douglas Houghton Campbell

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 Douglas Houghton Campbell

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