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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Androphore \An"dro*phore\ ([a^]n"dr[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. 'anh`r,
   'andro`s, man + fe`rein to bear.]
   1. (Bot.) A support or column on which stamens are raised.
      --Gray.
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   2. (Zool.) The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male
      gonophores.
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