androphore

[ an-druh-fawr, -fohr ]

nounBotany.
  1. a stalk or column supporting the stamens, formed by the fusion of their filaments.

Origin of androphore

1
First recorded in 1815–25; andro- + -phore

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British Dictionary definitions for androphore

androphore

/ (ˈændrəʊfɔː) /


noun
  1. botany an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (Capparidaceae): Also called: androgynophore

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