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gynophore

American  
[jin-uh-fawr, -fohr, gahy-nuh-, jahy-] / ˈdʒɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgaɪ nə-, ˈdʒaɪ- /

noun

Botany.
  1. the elongated stalk of a pistil.


gynophore British  
/ ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː, ˈɡaɪ-, ˌɡaɪ- /

noun

  1. a stalk in some plants that bears the gynoecium above the level of the other flower parts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gynophore Scientific  
/ gī′nə-fôr′,jĭn′ə- /
  1. The stalk of a pistil.


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Etymology

Origin of gynophore

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


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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 Charles Darwin

Lastly, a long gynophore, the apex of which had buried itself to the depth of about half an inch, was Fig.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

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 Charles Darwin

In ripening the parts separate, and hang divergent from a hair-like prolongation of the receptacle known as the gynophore.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various

Another and older gynophore, the apex of which had nearly reached the ground, was observed during 3 days in the same manner as the first-mentioned short one; and it was found to be always circumnutating.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

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