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Anthophore

An′tho-phore

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] bearing flowers;
ἄνθοσ
flower + [GREEK] bearing,
φέρειν
to bear.]
(Bot.)
The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family.
Gray.

Definition 2024


anthophore

anthophore

English

Noun

anthophore (plural anthophores)

  1. (botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
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