tricolpate

English

Alternative forms

• 3-colpate

Etymology

tri- +‎ colpate

Adjective

tricolpate (not comparable)

1. (botany, palynology, of a pollen) Having three grooves, or colpi, on each grain.

   The pollen grains are tricolpate to tricolporoidate.

Noun

tricolpate (plural tricolpates)

1. (botany, taxonomy) A plant with tricolpate (three-grooved) pollen.

   The tricolpates are grouped into two clades.

Anagrams

• Pro-Tactile, ProTactile, Protactile