carpophore

[ kahr-puh-fawr, -fohr ]

/ ˈkɑr pəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

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noun Botany.

a slender prolongation of the floral axis, bearing the carpels of some compound fruits, as in many plants of the parsley family.

Mycology. the fruiting body of the higher fungi.

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Origin of carpophore

First recorded in 1865–70; carpo-¹ + -phore

Words nearby carpophore

carpometacarpal, carpometacarpus, carpool, carpooler, carpophagous, carpophore, Carpophorus, carport, carpospore, carpostome, -carpous

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How to use carpophore in a sentence

The two carpels are close together, with their adjacent surfaces flattened, and are fixed to a central axis called the carpophore.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
In some Borragineous flowers, such as Houndstongue, the gynobase runs up in the centre between the carpels into a carpophore.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Fruit (cremocarp) of Osmorrhiza; the two akene-like ripe carpels separating at maturity from a slender axis or carpophore.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Carpophore, the stalk or support of a pistil extending between its carpels, 113.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

A Carpophore is a prolongation of receptacle or axis between the carpels and bearing them.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for carpophore

carpophore

/ (ˈkɑːpəˌfɔː) /

noun

the central column surrounded by carpels in such flowers as the geranium

a spore-bearing structure in some of the higher fungi

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Scientific definitions for carpophore

carpophore

[ kär′pə-fôr′ ]

A fleshy, spore-producing body of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. In common usage, the term mushroom is applied to carpophores that have a distinctive stipe and cap.

A slender stalk that supports each half of a dehisced fruit in many members of the parsley family.