Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GYN'O-PHORE
GYN'O-PHORE, n. [Gr. γυνη, and φοροω.]
- In botany, the stalk of a carpel. Lindley.
- The pedicel on which stands the ovary in certain flowers, as in the passion flower.
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