apocolpium en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English colpus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English apocolpium From apo- + colpus + -ium.
Meanings
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The region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices.
The apocolpia (one at the proximal, the other at the distal pole) comprise the rest of the (non-apertural) surface.
1952, Gunnar Erdtman, Pollen Morphology and Plant Taxonomy, published 1986, →ISBN, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| apocolpia | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
pt apocólpio (region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices)