carpophore: Meaning and Definition of

car•po•phore

Pronunciation: (kär'pu-fôr", -fōr"), [key]
— n. Bot.
  1. a slender prolongation of the floral axis, bearing the carpels of some compound fruits, as in many plants of the parsley family.
  2. the fruiting body of the higher fungi.
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