Thesaurus: gynophore

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1. n. The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower.
2. n. One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora.
3. n. the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
4. 1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora.
5. The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, asin the passion flower. Lindley.
6. n the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle