Associations to the word «Gynophore»

Wiktionary

GYNOPHORE, noun. (botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.

Dictionary definition

GYNOPHORE, noun. The stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle.

Wise words

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John Locke