apocolpium

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noun

The region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices.

OriginEnglish colpus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *apó →
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Meanings

nounapocolpium (plural apocolpia)

plural apocolpia

  1. biologyThe region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices.

    The apocolpia (one at the proximal, the other at the distal pole) comprise the rest of the (non-apertural) surface.

    1952, Gunnar Erdtman, Pollen Morphology and Plant Taxonomy, published 1986, →ISBN, page 14

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Englishapo-
  7. Englishcolpus
  8. Englishapocolpium

From apo- + colpus + -ium.

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Translations

Portuguese apocólpio
  • apocólpioregion near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices
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Chicago

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