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anthophore

[ an-thuh-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

Botany.
  1. a form of floral stalk, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil.

anthophore

/ -θə-; ˈænθəʊˌfɔː /

noun

  1. an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of anthophore1

First recorded in 1830–40, anthophore is from the Greek word ԳٳDZóDz flower-bearing, blooming. See antho-, -phore
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Anthophore, a stipe between calyx and corolla, 113.

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