“gonophore”的英英意思

单词 gonophore
释义 gonophore|ˈgɒnəfɔə(r)|
[f. Gr. γόνο- gono- + -ϕορ-ος bearing. Cf. F. gonophore.]
1. Bot. The short stalk which bears the stamens and carpels in Anonaceæ, etc., due to the elongation of the receptacle above the corolla.
1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 390 It is called gonophore by De Candolle.1880Gray Struct. Bot. 212 Gonophore [is used] when [a stipe] elevates both stamens and pistil.
2. Zool. One of the medusoid buds which contain the reproductive elements in Hydrozoa.
1859Huxley Oceanic Hydrozoa 137 The central polype-like sac of a medusiform gonophore.1877Anat. Inv. Anim. iii. 127 In its simplest condition the gonophore is a mere sac-like diverticulum or outward process of the body wall.

 

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