gynophore

Noun

gyn=o=phore

WORDNET DICTIONARY

gynophore(n = noun.plant) - the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle;

gynophore, n. [Gr. gynh` woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.].

The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. [1913 Webster]
One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora. [1913 Webster]