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FRUITING BODY Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the phrase fruiting body. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase fruiting body. (close relations)
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ascocarp
nounn
noun

• mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

basidiocarp
nounn
noun

• the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells

carpophore
nounn
noun

• a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel

mushroom
nounn
noun

• common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

• mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)

• any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium

• a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)

• fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi

verb

• pick or gather mushrooms

• grow and spread fast

sporocarp
nounn
noun

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

Best Hypernyms For FRUITING BODY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for fruiting body, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
plant organ

Alternatives for ASCOCARP

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