abporal

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adjective

Located to the side of an ectoaperture such as a pore. Typically used in reference to an abporal lacuna or hemisphere.

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Meanings

adjectiveabporal (comparative more abporal, superlative most abporal)

comparative more abporal · superlative most abporal

  1. biologyLocated to the side of an ectoaperture such as a pore. Typically used in reference to an abporal lacuna or hemisphere.

Origin

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

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APA

abporal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abporal

MLA

“abporal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abporal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abporal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abporal.

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