Meanings
adjectivecolpate (comparative more colpate, superlative most colpate)
comparative more colpate · superlative most colpate
- biologyHaving one or more colpi, or grooves, on each pollen grain.
Origin
From colpus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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APA
colpate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colpate
MLA
“colpate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colpate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colpate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colpate.
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