fruiting body

noun

an organ that produces spores; fructification.

Origin of fruiting body

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby fruiting body

fruitdot, fruited, fruiter, fruiterer, fruitful, fruiting body, fruition, fruitive, fruitless, fruitlet, fruits ye shall know them, by their

British Dictionary definitions for fruiting body

fruiting body

noun

the part of a fungus in which the spores are produced Also: fruit body

Scientific definitions for fruiting body

fruiting body
[ frōō′tĭng ]

A specialized spore-producing structure, especially of a fungus. A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus.