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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carpophore /ˈkɑːpə(ʊ)fɔː/

▶noun Botany

1 (in a flower) an elongated axis that raises the stem of the pistil above the stamens.

2 (in a fungus) the stem of the fruiting body.

– origin C19: from Gk karpos ‘fruit’ + -phore.

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