ascoma
noun
as·co·ma
aˈskōmə
plural ascomata
-mətə
: an ascocarp having the hymenium on a broadly expanded or disklike receptacle especially characteristic of the order Helvellales
specifically : the simple type of fruiting body made up of an undifferentiated mass of tissue on or in which the asci are borne
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek askōma leather lining protecting the aperture for the oar, from askos wineskin