dicolpate

English

Etymology

di- +‎ colpate

Adjective

dicolpate (not comparable)

  1. (botany, palynology, of a pollen) Having two grooves, or colpi, on each grain.
    The pollen grains are dicolpate.

Noun

dicolpate (plural dicolpates)

  1. (botany, taxonomy) A plant with dicolpate (two-grooved) pollen.
    The dicolpates are grouped into clades.
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