Etymology

abporal

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Today it means: Located to the side of an ectoaperture such as a pore. Typically used in reference to an abporal lacuna or hemisphere. Full definition →

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From ab- + poral. Coined by Canadian botanist Roger Philip Wodehouse in 1928.

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