colpate

adj

colpate

adj

Etymology From colpus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

1

Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Palynology, Physical sciences Of pollen Having one or more colpi, or grooves, on each pollen grain.

Derived terms: anacolpate, bicolpate, dicolpate, geminicolpate, longicolpate, monocolpate, pluricolpate, polycolpate, pseudocolpate, tetracolpate, tricolpate, zonocolpate
Related terms: colporate, porate
Coordinate terms: sulcate, saccate, aperturate, spinulose, reticulate, operculate

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