tetracolporate

English

Etymology

tetra- +‎ colporate

Adjective

tetracolporate (not comparable)

1. Having four colpi and pores.
   • 2015 October 7, “Pollen Morphology and Boron Concentration in Floral Tissues as Factors Triggering Natural and GA-Induced Parthenocarpic Fruit Development in Grapevine”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In the same species, silencing of the meiosis-associated gene MEZ1 (ZPT2-5), yields plants producing tetracolporate pollen grains with increased DNA content that lead to premature seed abortion after pollination and fertilization [51 ].