Definitions of gynophore [ˈdʒɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgaɪ nə-]

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Definition of 'gynophore'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) gynophore
a floral stalk that raises the pistil above the other floral parts.

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1. (noun) gynophore
the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) gynophore
the pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower

2. (noun) gynophore
one of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora

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