ascocarp

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: as=co=carp

CIDE DICTIONARY

ascocarp, n. [Gr. 'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s fruit.].

 In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also spore fruit.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]