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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