The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anthophore \An"tho*phore\, n. [Gr. ? bearing flowers; 'a`nqos
   flower + ? bearing, fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.)
   The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and
   corolla, as in the Pink family. --Gray.
   [1913 Webster]