Basidiocarp

/bəˈsɪdiəkɑrp/ noun

The fruiting body of a basidiomycete fungus, like a mushroom or toadstool, where spores are produced.

From 'basidium' (a club-shaped cell bearing spores) plus Greek 'karpos' (fruit). The term was coined in mycology to specifically name the visible fruiting structures of fungi that reproduce via basidia rather than asci.

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