fruiting body

English Thesaurus

1. an organ specialized for producing spores (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	plant organ,
definition	:	a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	ascocarp,
definition	:	mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acervulus,
definition	:	small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	basidiocarp,
definition	:	the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	aecium,
definition	:	fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores (noun.plant)