# Carpophore
**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/carpophore
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/
the [persistent](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/persistent "remaining until the part that bears it is fully matured."), filiform, central axis which supports the two mericarps of Apiaceae.
## Related terms
- [Mericarp](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/mericarp)- Title
- Carpophore
- Category
- undergraduate
- UUID
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- Source URL
- https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/carpophore
- Parent URL
- https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/
- Crawl Time
- 2026-03-23T08:03:31+00:00