Carpophore Definition

kärpə-fôr
noun
A slender stalk that supports each half of a dehisced fruit in many members of the parsley family.
American Heritage
The lengthened receptacle to which the carpels are attached.
Webster's New World
Any fruiting body or fruiting structure of a fungus.
Webster's New World

(botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.

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Noun

Singular:
carpophore
Plural:
carpophores

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