Gynophore

2 definitions found

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

  Gynophore \Gyn"o*phore\ (j[i^]n"[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. gynh`
     woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.]
     1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the
        stamens, as in the passion flower. --Lindley.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores,
        in certain Siphonophora.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gynophore
       n : the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle