GONOPHORE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroidea, and Illusts. of Athecata, Campanularian, and Gonosome.

2.
n.

A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.