carpophore

[ kahr-puh-fawr, -fohr ]

/ ˈkɑr pəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun Botany.

a slender prolongation of the floral axis, bearing the carpels of some compound fruits, as in many plants of the parsley family.

Mycology. the fruiting body of the higher fungi.

Origin of carpophore

First recorded in 1865–70; carpo-¹ + -phore

Words nearby carpophore

carpool, carpooler, carpopedal, carpopedal spasm, carpophagous, carpophore, Carpophorus, carpoptosis, carport, carpospore, carpostome

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Example sentences from the Web for carpophore

The two carpels are close together, with their adjacent surfaces flattened, and are fixed to a central axis called the carpophore.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
Fruit (cremocarp) of Osmorrhiza; the two akene-like ripe carpels separating at maturity from a slender axis or carpophore.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Carpophore, the stalk or support of a pistil extending between its carpels, 113.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
A Carpophore is a prolongation of receptacle or axis between the carpels and bearing them.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

In some Borragineous flowers, such as Houndstongue, the gynobase runs up in the centre between the carpels into a carpophore.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for carpophore

carpophore

/ (ˈkɑːpəˌfɔː) /

noun

the central column surrounded by carpels in such flowers as the geranium

a spore-bearing structure in some of the higher fungi

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Scientific definitions for carpophore

carpophore

[ kär′pə-fôr′ ]

A fleshy, spore-producing body of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. In common usage, the term mushroom is applied to carpophores that have a distinctive stipe and cap.

A slender stalk that supports each half of a dehisced fruit in many members of the parsley family.

单词	carpophore
释义	carpophore [ kahr-puh-fawr, -fohr ] / ˈkɑr pəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr / noun Botany. a slender prolongation of the floral axis, bearing the carpels of some compound fruits, as in many plants of the parsley family. Mycology. the fruiting body of the higher fungi. Origin of carpophore First recorded in 1865–70; carpo-¹ + -phore Words nearby carpophore carpool, carpooler, carpopedal, carpopedal spasm, carpophagous, carpophore, Carpophorus, carpoptosis, carport, carpospore, carpostome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carpophore The two carpels are close together, with their adjacent surfaces flattened, and are fixed to a central axis called the carpophore. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux Fruit (cremocarp) of Osmorrhiza; the two akene-like ripe carpels separating at maturity from a slender axis or carpophore. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Carpophore, the stalk or support of a pistil extending between its carpels, 113. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray A Carpophore is a prolongation of receptacle or axis between the carpels and bearing them. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray In some Borragineous flowers, such as Houndstongue, the gynobase runs up in the centre between the carpels into a carpophore. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for carpophore carpophore / (ˈkɑːpəˌfɔː) / noun the central column surrounded by carpels in such flowers as the geranium a spore-bearing structure in some of the higher fungi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for carpophore carpophore [ kär′pə-fôr′ ] A fleshy, spore-producing body of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. In common usage, the term mushroom is applied to carpophores that have a distinctive stipe and cap. A slender stalk that supports each half of a dehisced fruit in many members of the parsley family. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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