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anthophore

anthophore noun: the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.

Noun

anthophore (plural anthophores)

  1. The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.

Forms of anthophore

pluralanthophores

Origin of anthophore

From antho- + -phore.

Questions about anthophore

What does anthophore mean?
Anthophore means the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
What part of speech is anthophore?
Anthophore is a noun.
What is the plural of anthophore?
The plural of anthophore is anthophores.

Words near anthophore in the dictionary

  1. anthophilia
  2. anthophilic
  3. anthophilous
  4. anthophily
  5. anthophobia
  6. anthophore
  7. anthophores
  8. anthophorid
  9. anthophorids
  10. anthophorinid
  11. anthophorinids

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