ascocarp

Definitions of ascocarp

1. noun

   mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
   types:

   ascoma

   an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle

   apothecium

   a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi

   cleistocarp, cleistothecium

   closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

   perithecium

   flask-shaped ascocarp

   elf cup

   apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae

   type of:

   fruiting body

   an organ specialized for producing spores