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gynophore
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gynophore has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
gynophore, n. [Gr. gynh` woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.].
- The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. [1913 Webster]
- One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora. [1913 Webster]
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