gonophore
(ˈgɒnəfɔə(r))
[f. Gr. γόνο- gono- + -ϕορ-ος bearing. Cf. F. gonophore.]
1. Bot. The short stalk which bears the stamens and carpels in Anonaceæ, etc., due to the elongation of the receptacle above the corolla.
| 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 390 It is called gonophore by De Candolle. 1880 Gray Struct. Bot. 212 Gonophore [is used] when [a stipe] elevates both stamens and pistil. |
2. Zool. One of the medusoid buds which contain the reproductive elements in Hydrozoa.
| 1859 Huxley Oceanic Hydrozoa 137 The central polype-like sac of a medusiform gonophore. 1877 ― Anat. Inv. Anim. iii. 127 In its simplest condition the gonophore is a mere sac-like diverticulum or outward process of the body wall. |