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English
Etymology
apocolpium + -al; apo- + colpi + -al
Adjective
apocolpial (not comparable)
- (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, volume 143, numbers 1-2, Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, page 9