As"co*carp (?), n. [Gr.
'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or
cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which
constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms are known
in mycology under distinct names. Called also spore
fruit.
© Webster 1913.