sporocarp

sporocarp
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1849 a structure (as in red algae, fungi, or mosses) in or on which spores are produced

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  • Sporocarp — can refer to any of several structures whose primary function is the production and release of spores. * Sporocarp (fungi) (also known as fruiting body), a multicellular structure on which spore producing structures are borne. * Sporocarp (ferns) …   Wikipedia

  • sporocarp — SPOROCÁRP s.n. (bot.) Involucru în formă de capsulă, care închide organele reproducătoare. [< fr. sporocarpe]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  SPOROCÁRP s. m. 1. involucru în formă de capsulă care conţine şi protejează sporii.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Sporocarp — Spo ro*carp (sp[=o] r[ o]*k[aum]rp), n. [Spore + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) (a) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more masses of spores or sporangia. (b) A sporangium. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sporocarp — [spôr′ə kärp΄] n. [ SPORO + CARP] Bot. a many celled body produced from a fertilized archicarp, serving for the development of spores in red algae, lichens, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Sporocarp (ferns) — A sporocarp is a specialised type of structure found in some ferns whose primary function is the production and release of spores. Among ferns, sporocarps are found only in the three families of the order Salviniales, a group that is both aquatic …   Wikipedia

  • Sporocarp (fungi) — The sporocarp of a basidiomycete is known as a basidiocarp, while the fruiting body of an ascomycete is known as an ascocarp. A significant range of different shapes and morphologies is found in both basidiocarps and ascocarps; these features… …   Wikipedia

  • sporocarp — Multicellular structure in fungi, lichens, ferns or other plants. Location of spore formation …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • sporocarp — /spawr euh kahrp , spohr /, n. Bot., Mycol. (in higher fungi, lichens, and red algae) a multicellular structure in which spores form; a fruiting body. [1840 50; SPORO + CARP] * * * …   Universalium

  • sporocarp — noun The structure on a fungus which houses the spore producing organs. Syn: fruiting body …   Wiktionary

  • sporocarp — spo·ro·carp …   English syllables

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