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ascocarp

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ascocarp \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}.

Source : WordNet®

ascocarp
     n : mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
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