Mycology a disc-like fruiting body of fungi of the (former) order or class Discomycetes and hence also of lichens having a fungal component from this group.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Mordecai Cooke (1825–1914), naturalist and mycologist.
Definition of discocarp in US English:
discocarp
nounˈdɪskə(ʊ)kɑːp
Mycology a disc-like fruiting body of fungi of the (former) order or class Discomycetes and hence also of lichens having a fungal component from this group.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Mordecai Cooke (1825–1914), naturalist and mycologist.