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carpophores

carpophores is the plural of carpophore.

Meaning of carpophore

Noun

carpophore (plural carpophores)

  1. A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.
  2. The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi.

Questions about carpophores

What is carpophores the plural of?
Carpophores is the plural of carpophore.

Words near carpophores in the dictionary

  1. carpools
  2. carpopedal
  3. carpophagous
  4. carpophagy
  5. carpophore
  6. carpophores
  7. carpophyl
  8. carpophyll
  9. carpophylls
  10. carpophyls
  11. carpophyte

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