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Colpus vs Anacolpate - What's the difference?

colpus | anacolpate |

As a noun colpus

is a groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen.

As an adjective anacolpate is

having a colpus, or groove, on the distal face of a pollen grain.

colpus

English

Noun

(colpi)
  • (botany, palynology) A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen

    • Coordinate terms

    * porus

    Derived terms

    * colpate * colporus * colpus transversalis * ectocolpus * pseudocolpus

    anacolpate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (palynology) Having a colpus, or groove, on the distal face of a pollen grain.

    • Related terms

    * acolpate * catacolpate * heterocolpate * pantocolpate * pericolpate * stephanocolpate * syncolpate