gynophore
[ jin-uh-fawr, -fohr, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]
/ ˈdʒɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgaɪ nə-, ˈdʒaɪ- /
noun Botany.
the elongated stalk of a pistil.
OTHER WORDS FROM gynophore
gyn·o·phor·ic [jin-uh-fawr-ik, -for-, gahy-nuh-, jahy-] /ˌdʒɪn əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ-/, adjectiveWords nearby gynophore
gynocracy,
gynodioecious,
gynoecium,
gynogenesis,
gynomonoecious,
gynophore,
gynoplastics,
gynostegium,
gynostemium,
gyoza,
gyp
Example sentences from the Web for gynophore
In ripening the parts separate, and hang divergent from a hair-like prolongation of the receptacle known as the gynophore.
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-), adjectiveScientific definitions for gynophore
gynophore
[ gī′nə-fôr′, jĭn′ə- ]
The stalk of a pistil.