apocolpium

English

Etymology

From apo- +‎ colpus +‎ -ium.

Noun

apocolpium (plural apocolpia)

1. (palynology) The region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices.
   • 1952, Gunnar Erdtman, Pollen Morphology and Plant Taxonomy‎^[1], published 1986, →ISBN, page 14:

     The apocolpia (one at the proximal, the other at the distal pole) comprise the rest of the (non-apertural) surface.

Related terms

• apocolpial
• mesocolpium

Translations

region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices

• Portuguese: apocólpio m