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sporocarp

[spawr-uh-kahrp, spohr-]

noun Botany, Mycology.

(in higher fungi, lichens, and red algae) a multicellular structure in which spores form; a fruiting body.

Origin:
1840–50; sporo- + -carp

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sporocarp (ˈspɔːrəʊˌkɑːp, ˈspɒ-)

—n
1.	a specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori
2.	the spore-producing structure in certain algae, lichens, and fungi

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