Meanings
nounsporocarp (plural sporocarps)
plural sporocarps
- biologyThe structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
Synonyms: fruiting body
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounspecialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
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Broader
reproductive structure
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Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 孢子果, 子實體 /子实体
- 孢子果 (bāozǐguǒ)fungal structure
- 子實體 /子实体 (zǐshítǐ)fungal structure
Czech plodnice, sporokarp
- plodnicefungal structure
- sporokarpfungal structure
Finnish itiöemä
- itiöemäfungal structure
Greek καρπόσωμα, καρποφόρο
- καρπόσωμα (karpósoma)fungal structure
- καρποφόρο (karpofóro)fungal structure
- σποροκάρπιο (sporokárpio)fungal structure
Hungarian termőtest
- termőtestfungal structure
Norwegian Bokmål sporokarp, sporokarpium
- sporokarpfungal structure
- sporokarpiumfungal structure
Polish sporokarp
- sporokarpfungal structure
Romanian sporocarp
- sporocarpfungal structure
Russian спорока́рпий
- спорока́рпий (sporokárpij)fungal structure
Turkish sporokarp, meyve gövdesi
- sporokarpfungal structure
- meyve gövdesifungal structure
Cite this entry
APA
sporocarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporocarp
MLA
“sporocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporocarp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporocarp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporocarp.
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