n. [ Gr. gynh` woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore. ] 1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora. [ 1913 Webster ]