Tricolpate

Adjective

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.AdjectiveHaving three grooves, or colpi, on each grain.

"The pollen grains are tricolpate to tricolporoidate.; Tricolpate pollen, the signature of eudicots, first appears ca. 110 million years ago."

2.NounA plant with tricolpate (three-grooved) pollen, including any dicot.

The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.

Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters

That email did not go through — please check it and try again.