gynophore

American  

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

noun

Botany.

1. the elongated stalk of a pistil.

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gynophore British  

/ ˈɡaɪ-, ˌdʒaɪnəʊˈfɒrɪk, ˌɡaɪ-, ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː /

noun

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

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gynophore Scientific  

/ gī′nə-fôr′,jĭn′ə- /

1. The stalk of a pistil.

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Other Word Forms

• gynophoric adjective

Etymology

Origin of gynophore

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

Example Sentences

After they have fallen off, the gynophore, that is the part which supports the ovarium, grows to a great length, even to 3 or 4 inches, and bends perpendicularly downwards.

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

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

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

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