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CARPOPHORE

\kˈɑːpəfˌɔː], \kˈɑːpəfˌɔː], \k_ˈɑː_p_ə_f_ˌɔː]\

Definitions of CARPOPHORE

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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In bot., a stalk bearing the pistil, and raising it above the whorl of the stamens, as in the caper.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

The part of the axis of a flower situate between or above the carpels, and to which the carpels are attached.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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