CARPOPHORE

carpophore

(noun) a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

carpophore (plural carpophores)

(botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.

(mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi.

Source: Wiktionary

Car"po*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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