tricolpate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English colpus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English colpate English tricolpate From tri- + colpate.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a pollen) Having three grooves, or colpi, on each grain.
Tricolpate pollen, the signature of eudicots, first appears ca. 110 million years ago.
The pollen grains are tricolpate to tricolporoidate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-colpate | alternative | lexicographic |