colpus

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noun

A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen

OriginLate Latin colpus ← Ancient Greek κόλπος →
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Meanings

nouncolpus (plural colpi)

plural colpi

  1. biologyA groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόλπος“hollow space, pocket”
  2. Late Latincolpus“hollow space, pocket”
  3. Englishcolpus

From Late Latin colpus (“hollow space, pocket”), from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “hollow space, pocket”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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