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fruiting body

noun

  1. an organ that produces spores; fructification.

fruiting body

noun

  1. the part of a fungus in which the spores are produced Alsofruit body

fruiting body

/ fro̅o̅′tĭng /

  1. A specialized spore-producing structure, especially of a fungus. A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fruiting body1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

Either the mycelium alone or the fruiting body alone, or both, may be luminescent.

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