colporus en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, colpor- + -us
Meanings
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A compound aperture on a pollen tube consisting of a colpus and one or more pores.
The three basic aperture types are the colpus, the pore and the colporus.
2003, Paul A Collinvaux, Paulo E. De Oliveira, Enrique Moreno, Amazon Pollen Manual and Atlas, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colpori | Number=Plur | lexicographic |