gynophore

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jin′ə fôr′, -fōr′, gī′nə-, jī′-)


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gyn•o•phore  ( jin′ə fôr′, -fōr′, gī′nə-, jī′-),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanythe elongated stalk of a pistil.
  • 1815–25; gyno- + -phore
gyn•o•phor•ic  ( jin′ə fôr′ik, -for′-, gī′nə-, jī′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gynophore /ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː; ˈɡaɪ-/ n
  1. a stalk in some plants that bears the gynoecium above the level of the other flower parts
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