adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having apertures which combine a rounded pore and a colpus, or groove.

   "Durio graveolens pollen is colporate"

Example

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"Durio graveolens pollen is colporate"

Etymology

From colpus + pore + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, colpor- + -ate.

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