an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (Capparidaceae)
Also called: androgynophore
androphore in American English
(ˈændrəˌfɔr, -ˌfour)
noun
Botany
a stalk or column supporting the stamens, formed by the fusion of their filaments
Word origin
[1815–25; andro- + -phore]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, artifact, diorama, pullout, welterweightandro- is a combining form meaning “male,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix andro- include: androcentric, androcracy, androdioecious, androspore, androsterone; -phore is a combining form meaning “bearer of,” “thing or part bearing” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -phore include: carpophore, chromatophore, melanophore, semaphore, spermatophore