sporocarp

English

Etymology

From sporo- +‎ -carp.

Noun

sporocarp (plural sporocarps)

1. (mycology) The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.

Synonyms

• fruiting body

Hyponyms

• (fungus structure): basidiocarp, basidiome (in basidiomycetes); ascocarp (in ascomycetes)
  • mushroom (epigeous sporocarp); truffle; false truffle (hypogeous sporocarp)

Translations

fungal structure

• Czech: plodnice (cs), sporokarp
• Finnish: itiöemä (fi)
• Polish: sporokarp m

See also

• sporophore

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sporocarpe.

Noun

sporocarp n (uncountable)

1. sporocarp

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sporocarp	sporocarpul
genitive-dative	sporocarp	sporocarpului
vocative	sporocarpule

References

• sporocarp in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN