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gynophore
[ jin-uh-fawr, -fohr, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]
noun
- the elongated stalk of a pistil.
gynophore
/ ˈɡaɪ-; ˌdʒaɪnəʊˈfɒrɪk; ˌɡaɪ-; ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː /
noun
- a stalk in some plants that bears the gynoecium above the level of the other flower parts
gynophore
/ ī′ə-ô′,ĭ′ə- /
- The stalk of a pistil.
Derived Forms
- gynophoric, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ǰ· [jin-, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -, gahy-n, uh, -, jahy-], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of gynophore1
Example Sentences
The pistil consists of several carpels, which are elevated on a stalk or gynophore prolonged from the receptacle.
In ripening the parts separate, and hang divergent from a hair-like prolongation of the receptacle known as the gynophore.
After they have fallen off, the gynophore, that is the part which supports the ovarium, grows to a great length, even to 3 or 4 inches, and bends perpendicularly downwards.
In Capparidaceae the calyx and petals occupy their usual position, but the axis is prolonged in the form of a gynophore, to which the stamens are united.
Flowers which are seated too high on the plant for the gynophore to reach the ground are said* never to produce pods.
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