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tetracolpate

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English

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Etymology

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From tetra- +‎ colpate.

Adjective

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tetracolpate (not comparable)

  1. (botany, palynology, of a pollen) Having four grooves, or colpi, on each grain.
    The pollen grains are tetracolpate.

Noun

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tetracolpate (plural tetracolpates)

  1. (botany, taxonomy) A plant with tetracolpate (four-grooved) pollen.
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