noun
- Plural of ascocarp; the fruiting body of an ascomycete fungus that contains asci and ascospores.
Usage: mycology; technical
Examples
- The ascocarps of cup fungi are often brightly colored and cup-shaped.
- Mycologists examined the ascocarps under a microscope to identify the fungal species.
- These ascocarps develop underground and release spores when mature.
- The ascocarps contain numerous asci arranged in a hymenium.
- Different types of ascocarps include apothecia, perithecia, and cleistothecia.