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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Carpophore

Singular:

carpophore

Plural:

carpophores

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