Definitions for fruiting body
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1. fruiting bodynoun

   an organ specialized for producing spores

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1. fruiting bodynoun

   The structure on a fungus which houses the spore-producing organs.

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1. fruiting body

   The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi 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, while the rest of the life cycle is characterized by vegetative mycelial growth and asexual spore production. The sporocarp of a basidiomycete is known as a basidiocarp or basidiome, while the fruitbody of an ascomycete is known as an ascocarp. Many shapes and morphologies are found in both basidiocarps and ascocarps; these features play an important role in the identification and taxonomy of fungi. Fruitbodies are termed epigeous if they grow on the ground, while those that grow underground are hypogeous. Epigeous sporocarps that are visible to the naked eye, especially fruitbodies of a more or less agaricoid morphology, are often called mushrooms. Epigeous sporocarps have mycelia that extend underground far beyond the mother sporocarp. There is a wider distribution of mycelia underground than sporocarps above ground. Hypogeous fungi are usually called truffles or false truffles. There is evidence that hypogeous fungi evolved from epigeous fungi. During their evolution, truffles lost the ability to disperse their spores by air currents, and propagate instead by animal consumption and subsequent defecation. In amateur mushroom hunting, and to a large degree in academic mycology as well, identification of higher fungi is based on the features of the sporocarp. The largest known fruitbody is a specimen of Phellinus ellipsoideus (formerly Fomitiporia ellipsoidea) found on Hainan Island, part of China. It measures up to 10.85 metres (35 ft 7 in) in length and is estimated to weigh between 450 and 760 kilograms (990 and 1,680 lb).

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1. fruiting body

   A fruiting body is the spore-producing organ in fungi or certain other organisms like slime molds, bacteria, and lichens. It is part of the reproductive system and usually visible to the naked eye. Fruiting bodies come in various shapes and sizes, depending on the species. It's typically formed when environmental conditions are favorable for reproduction. In fungi, it is the structure where spores are produced and released for dispersal.

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   The numerical value of fruiting body in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of fruiting body in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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