Category:Gynophore

Gyn"o*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. gynophore.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora.