Carpophore (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Botany.
  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.
noun
  1. the central column surrounded by carpels in such flowers as the geranium
  2. a spore-bearing structure in some of the higher fungi
    Carpophore (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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