Colpate

Origin

colpus + -ate

Full definition of colpate

Adjective

1. (palynology, of pollen) Having one or more colpi, or grooves, on each pollen grain.

Derived terms

• dicolpate
• geminicolpate
• tetracolpate
• tricolpate

Related terms

• colporate
• porate
• sulcate

Anagrams

• polecat