androphore

noun

an·​dro·​phore

plural -s

1

: the stalk or column supporting the stamens in certain flowers

2

: a branch bearing antheridia in fungi

3

: a generative bud or modified medusa in coelenterates in which only male elements are developed : a male gonophore

Word History

Etymology

French, from andr- + -phore

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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