carpophore

2 definitions found

carpophore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carpophore \Car"po*phore\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + fe`rein to
     bear.] (Bot.)
     A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between
     the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
     [1913 Webster]

carpophore - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carpophore
      n 1: a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel