gynophore Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle

WordNet

Gyn"o*phore noun
Etymology
Gr. woman, female + to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913