polyphoreBot.rare.|ˈpɒlɪfɔə(r)| [a. F. polyphore (Richard c 1810), ad.Gr. πολυϕόρος bearing many.] Term for a receptacle bearing a number of ovaries, as in the buttercup, strawberry, etc. 1835Lindley Introd.Bot. 176 Richard calls it Polyphore.1858in Mayne Expos.Lex.1866Treas.Bot. 915.