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gynophore

[ jin-uh-fawr, -fohr, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]
/ ˈdʒɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgaɪ nə-, ˈdʒaɪ- /
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noun Botany.
the elongated stalk of a pistil.
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Origin of gynophore

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

OTHER WORDS FROM gynophore

gyn·o·phor·ic [jin-uh-fawr-ik, -for-, gahy-nuh-, jahy-], /ˌdʒɪn əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby gynophore

gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophile, gynophobia, gynophore, gynostegium, gynostemium, -gynous, -gyny, Györ
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British Dictionary definitions for gynophore

gynophore
/ (ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː, ˈɡaɪ-) /
noun
a stalk in some plants that bears the gynoecium above the level of the other flower parts

Derived forms of gynophore

gynophoric (ˌdʒaɪnəʊˈfɒrɪk, ˌɡaɪ-), adjective
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Scientific definitions for gynophore

gynophore
[ gī′nə-fôr′, jĭn′ə- ]
The stalk of a pistil.
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