Meanings
nounandrogynophore (plural androgynophores)
plural androgynophores
- biologyA stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion of the perianth.
Origin
Translations
French androgynophore
- androgynophorestalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower
Italian androginoforo
- androginoforostalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower
Portuguese androginóforo
- androginóforostalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower
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APA
androgynophore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androgynophore
MLA
“androgynophore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androgynophore. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “androgynophore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androgynophore.
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