Tetracolpate

Origin

- + tetra + colpate

Full definition of tetracolpate

Adjective

tetracolpate

(botany, palynology, of a pollen) Having four grooves, or colpi, on each grain.The pollen grains are tetracolpate.

Noun

tetracolpate

(plural tetracolpates)

(botany, taxonomy) A plant with tetracolpate (four-grooved) pollen.