dicolpate

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adjective

Having two grooves, or colpi, on each grain.

“The pollen grains are dicolpate.”

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Meanings

adjectivedicolpate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two grooves, or colpi, on each grain.

    The pollen grains are dicolpate.

noundicolpate (plural dicolpates)

plural dicolpates

  1. biologyA plant with dicolpate (two-grooved) pollen.

    The dicolpates are grouped into clades.

Origin

From di- + colpate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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