Definition of Ginophore

Definition of Ginophore

Gyn"o*phore (j&ibreve;n"&osl;*fōr), n. [Gr. gynh` woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.] 1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley.

2. (Zoöl.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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