Found 2 items, similar to sporocarp.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sporocarp sporocarp n : specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia [syn: spore case ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sporocarp Sporocarp \Spo"ro*carp\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*k[aum]rp), n. [Spore + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) (a) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more masses of spores or sporangia. (b) A sporangium. [1913 Webster]