fruit body
Noun
Meaning
fruit body (plural fruit bodies)
Synonym of fruiting body
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Examples
As a result, for most mushrooms, if the cap is cut off and placed gill-side-down overnight, a powdery impression reflecting the shape of the gills (or pores, or spines, etc.) is formed (when the fruit body is sporulating).
Others, such as Rolland, favor late picking and the added fruit body that comes with a little bit of over-ripeness.