Ascocarp

n.

1.

(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.

Noun

1.

ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

apothecium, ascoma, ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus, cleistocarp, cleistothecium, fruiting body, perithecium