the part of a fungus in which the spores are produced
Also: fruit body
fruiting body in American English
(ˈfrutɪŋ)
the spore-bearing structure of a fungus
fruiting body in American English
noun
an organ that produces spores; fructification
Word origin
[1915–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, conditioning, costar, neorealism, supernationalism
Examples of 'fruiting body' in a sentence
fruiting body
Hundreds of species of flies and beetles develop in fungus fruiting-bodies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The spores and fruiting bodies may already be present on the bulb so the disease will appear on the leaves and stalks.
Globe and Mail (2003)
There is no scientific difference between mushrooms and toadstools; both are the fruiting bodies of fungi, dispersers of spores.