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1913
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Carpophore
Car′po-phore
,
Noun.
[Gr.
καρπόσ
fruit +
φέρειν
to bear.]
(Bot.)
A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
Definition
2024
carpophore
carpophore
English
Noun
carpophore
(
plural
carpophores
)
(
botany
)
A thin
stalk
that raises the
pistil
above the
stamens
in some plants
(
mycology
)
The
stem
of the
fruiting body
in higher
fungi
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