# Gynophore

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/gynophore
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

the stalk of a superior [ovary](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/ovary "the basal portion of a carpel or group of fused carpels in which one or more ovules are enclosed, and which after fertilization develops into the fruit.").

## Related terms

- [Superior ovary](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/superior-ovary)

- [Gynophore](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/image/gynophore "Ovary on a gynophore.")