gynophore
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Arachis hypogoea: downward movement of same young gynophore, after being extended horizontally; traced on a vertical glass from 8.30 A.M. to 8.30 P.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
The pistil consists of several carpels, which are elevated on a stalk or gynophore prolonged from the receptacle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
After three weeks this gynophore was uncovered, and the apex was found at a depth of rather above half an inch developed into a small, white, oval pod.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
In Capparidaceae the calyx and petals occupy their usual position, but the axis is prolonged in the form of a gynophore, to which the stamens are united.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Flowers which are seated too high on the plant for the gynophore to reach the ground are said* never to produce pods.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
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