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Also known as fruitbody, fungal fruiting body, fungal fruiting bodies, sporocarp

fungal structure on which spore-producing structures are borne

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Ascocarp of Sarcoscypha austriaca

The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cycle, while the rest of the life cycle is characterized by vegetative mycelial growth and asexual spore production.

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