CARPOPHORE


Meaning of CARPOPHORE in English

[ 'kα:pə(ʊ)fɔ: ]

■ noun Botany

1》 (in a flower) an elongated axis that raises the stem of the pistil above the stamens.

2》 (in a fungus) the stem of the fruiting body.

Origin

C19: from Gk karpos 'fruit' + -phore .

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