果か柄へい

noun

fruit stem; gynophore

Botanical term for the stalk that attaches a fruit to the plant; also used for the specialized stalk (gynophore) in certain flowers.

• リンゴの果か柄へいは収しゅう穫かく時じに折おれやすい。

  The stem of an apple is easy to break during harvest.

• 植しょく物ぶつ学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで、果か柄へいと花か柄へいの違ちがいを学まなんだ。

  In botany class, we learned the difference between a fruit stem and a flower stem.