androphore

[ an-druh-fawr, -fohr ]
/ ˈæn drəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun Botany.

a stalk or column supporting the stamens, formed by the fusion of their filaments.

Origin of androphore

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

British Dictionary definitions for androphore

androphore
/ (ˈændrəʊfɔː) /

noun

botany an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (Capparidaceae) Also called: androgynophore