ASCOCARP

As″co‐carp (?), n. [[Gr. ασκὄσ a bladder + καρπόσ fruit.]] (Bot.) 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.