gynophore: the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
toxic shock: syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons