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Androphore

Androphore \An"dro*phore\ ([a^]n"dr[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + fe`rein to bear.]

  1. (Bot.) A support or column on which stamens are raised.
    --Gray.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores. [1913 Webster] ||

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androphore

n. 1 (context botany English) A support or column on which stamens are raised. 2 (context zoology English) The part which, in some Siphonophora, bears the male gonophores.