ˈ ̷ ̷nəˌfō(ə)r — see gyn- noun
( -s )
Etymology: gyn- + -phore
1.
a. : a prolongation of the receptacle that functions as a stalk and bears the gynoecium at its apex (as in the flowers of members of the Capparidaceae) — compare anthophore , carpophore
b. : the developing multinucleate female reproductive structure in fungi (as those of the genus Pyronema )
2. : one of the branches bearing the female gonophores in siphonophores
• gyno·phor·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fȯrik adjective