androphore

American

[an-druh-fawr, -fohr] / ˈæn drəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun

Botany.

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

androphore British

/ ˈændrəʊfɔː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of androphore

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

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