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sporocarp

sporocarp noun: the structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.

Noun

sporocarp (plural sporocarps)

  1. The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
    Synonyms:
    fruiting body

Synonyms of sporocarp

Forms of sporocarp

pluralsporocarps

Origin of sporocarp

From sporo- + -carp.

Words formed from sporocarp

Questions about sporocarp

What does sporocarp mean?
Sporocarp means the structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
What part of speech is sporocarp?
Sporocarp is a noun.
What is the plural of sporocarp?
The plural of sporocarp is sporocarps.

Words near sporocarp in the dictionary

  1. Sporny
  2. sporo-
  3. sporoblast
  4. sporoblastic
  5. sporoblasts
  6. sporocarp
  7. sporocarpia
  8. sporocarpic
  9. sporocarpium
  10. sporocarpous
  11. sporocarps

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