Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gonophore \Gon"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? offspring, seed + ? to bear.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Bot.) A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and
      carpels in a conspicuous manner.