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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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
carpophagous Carpophorus
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