fructification

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The threads of which they are composed are jointed, and generally unbranched; they are of various tints of blue, red, and green, and, where their fructification has been ascertained, are propagated by cell division.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter

The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The first group, Ectocarpeæ, is composed of thread-like jointed plants, the fructification of which consists of external spores, sometimes formed by the swelling of a branchlet.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter

The cup, or shield-shaped spot, or knob, which bears the fructification is named the Apothecium.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah