'Gynophore' definitions:
Definition of 'gynophore'
(from WordNet)
noun
The stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
Definition of 'Gynophore'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora. [1913 Webster]