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noun
A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stalk, stem
History
From carpo- + -phore.
