The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spermaphore
Spermaphore \Sper"ma*phore\, n. [Gr. ???? sperm + fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) That part of the ovary from which the ovules arise; the placenta.
Wiktionary
spermaphore
n. (context botany English) That part of the ovary from which the ovules arise; the placenta.