Carpophore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carpophore \Car"po*phore\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + fe`rein to
     bear.] (Bot.)
     A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between
     the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carpophore
       n : a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel