GYNOPHORE
gynophore
(noun) the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gynophore (plural gynophores)
(botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.
Source: Wiktionary
Gyn"o*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. gynophore.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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