basidiocarp

(noun)

a fruiting body that protrudes from the ground, known as a mushroom, which has a developing basidia on the gills under its cap

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Examples of basidiocarp in the following topics:

  • Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi

    • Eventually, the secondary mycelium generates a basidiocarp, which is a fruiting body that protrudes from the ground; this is what we think of as a mushroom.
    • The basidiocarp bears the developing basidia on the gills under its cap.