noun.
An ascus-bearing structure found in ascomycetous fungi.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The developed fructification in Ascomycetes, consisting of asci and ascophores.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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.