Ascocarp

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ascocarp \As"co*carp\, n. [Gr. 'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s
     fruit.] (Bot.)
     In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped
     body within which the asci are collected, and which
     constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms
     are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also


     {spore fruit}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ascocarp
       n : mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus