| ANDROPHORE | • androphore n. (Botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised. • androphore n. (Zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores. • ANDROPHORE n. a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ANTHOPHORE | • anthophore n. (Botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family. • ANTHOPHORE n. the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. |
| CARPOPHORE | • carpophore n. (Botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants. • carpophore n. (Mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| CTENOPHORE | • ctenophore n. Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight… • CTENOPHORE n. a member of the Ctenophora, transparent, free-swimming marine organisms resembling jellyfishes, also CTENOPHORAN. |
| GLUCOPHORE | • GLUCOPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste. |
| LOPHOPHORE | • lophophore n. (Zoology) A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids. • LOPHOPHORE n. a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| ODORIPHORE | • ODORIPHORE n. the group of atoms in an odorous molecule responsible for its odour. |
| PHONOPHORE | • phonophore n. The phonetic component of a character in Chinese and related writing systems. • phonophore n. A type of telegraph. • PHONOPHORE n. a sound-conducting apparatus, of various kinds; a device for telephoning and telegraphing simultaneously by the same wire. |
| PHOTOPHORE | • photophore n. (Biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals. • photophore n. (Medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light. • PHOTOPHORE n. a luminiferous organ. |
| RHIZOPHORE | • rhizophore n. (Botany) The structure bearing the true roots in certain species of Selaginella. • RHIZOPHORE n. a specialised leafless stem which bears roots, as in Selaginella. |
| SPIROPHORE | • spirophore n. (Historical) A device for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump. • SPIROPHORE n. an apparatus for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump. |
| SPOROPHORE | • sporophore n. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores. • sporophore n. A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |