Specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporocarp \Spo"ro*carp\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*k[aum]rp), n. [Spore + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more masses of spores or sporangia. A sporangium.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In fungi , the sporocarp (also known as fruiting body , fruit body or fruitbody ) is a multicellular structure on which spore -producing structures, such as basidia or asci , are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cycle , ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia [syn: spore case ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The structure on a fungus which houses the spore-producing organs.