apocolpial

English

Etymology

From apocolpium +‎ -al; apo- +‎ colpi +‎ -al.

Adjective

apocolpial (not comparable)

  1. (palynology) Relating to a region bounded by colpi.

Usage notes

The term apocolpial field refers specifically to a region found in parasyncolpate pollen grains that is bounded by the margins of anastomosing colpi, usually forming a triangular shape.

Further reading

  • Willem Punt, PP Hoen, Stephen Blackmore, Siwert Nilsson, Annick Le Thomas (2007) “Glossary of pollen and spore terminology”, in Review of palaeobotany and palynology‎[1], volume 143, numbers 1-2, Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, page 9
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