单词 | carpophore |
释义 | > as lemmasˈcarpophore ˈcarpophore n. Brit. /ˈkɑːpəfɔː/ , U.S. /ˈkɑrpəˌfɔr/ [Greek -ϕορος bearing, < ϕέρειν to bear] Botany a prolongation of the axis of a flower, raising the pistil above the stamens, as in Geraniaceæ and Umbelliferæ; also, in Thallophytes, the stalk of a sporocarp or spore-fruit.ΚΠ 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 306 The axis is prolonged in the form of a columella or carpophore. 1871 M. C. Cooke Fungi (1874) 168 A germ-like tube, which, without originating a proper mycelium, develops at the expense of the nutritive material stored in the zygospore into a carpophore, or fruit-bearer. < as lemmas |
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