carpophore

Noun

Meaning

A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reed bole spire stock axis stem cane spear straw stalk stipe trunk gynophore pedicel anthrophore

Hypernyms

stem stalk

Close letter words and terms

carpopedal carpophagous carpophagy carpophyll carpophyte carpopodite