| ANDROPHORES | • androphores n. Plural of androphore. • ANDROPHORE n. a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ANTHOPHORES | • anthophores n. Plural of anthophore. • ANTHOPHORE n. the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. |
| CARPOPHORES | • carpophores n. Plural of carpophore. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| CHROMOPHORE | • chromophore n. (Chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour. • chromophore n. (Chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible… • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| CTENOPHORES | • ctenophores n. Plural of ctenophore. • CTENOPHORE n. a member of the Ctenophora, transparent, free-swimming marine organisms resembling jellyfishes, also CTENOPHORAN. |
| FLUOROPHORE | • fluorophore n. (Biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| GAMETOPHORE | • gametophore n. (Botany) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs. • GAMETOPHORE n. the part of a plant that bears the reproductive organs. |
| GLUCOPHORES | • GLUCOPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste. |
| HYMENOPHORE | • hymenophore n. (Mycology) The part of a fungus fruiting body which produces spore-bearing cells. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| LOPHOPHORES | • lophophores n. Plural of lophophore. • LOPHOPHORE n. a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| MELANOPHORE | • melanophore n. (Biology) A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles. • MELANOPHORE n. a chromatophore containing melanin. |
| NEMATOPHORE | • nematophore n. A polyp, in some hydrozoans, that contains nematocysts. • NEMATOPHORE n. a mouthless type of hydrozoan polyp. |
| ODONTOPHORE | • odontophore n. A projection in the mouths of most molluscs, used with the radula to break up food. • ODONTOPHORE n. the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| OMMATOPHORE | • ommatophore n. An eyestalk. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| PHONOPHORES | • phonophores n. Plural of phonophore. • PHONOPHORE n. a sound-conducting apparatus, of various kinds; a device for telephoning and telegraphing simultaneously by the same wire. |
| PHOTOPHORES | • photophores n. Plural of photophore. • PHOTOPHORE n. a luminiferous organ. |
| RHIZOPHORES | • rhizophores n. Plural of rhizophore. • RHIZOPHORE n. a specialised leafless stem which bears roots, as in Selaginella. |
| SPIROPHORES | • spirophores n. Plural of spirophore. • SPIROPHORE n. an apparatus for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump. |
| SPOROPHORES | • sporophores n. Plural of sporophore. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |
| TROCHOPHORE | • trochophore n. (Biology) The free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia. • TROCHOPHORE n. a free-swimming pelagic form of many invertebrates, also TROCHOSPHERE. |