abporal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-bor.
English ab-
English poral
English abporal

    From ab- + poral. Coined by Canadian botanist Roger Philip Wodehouse in 1928.

    Adjective

    abporal (comparative more abporal, superlative most abporal)

    1. (palynology) Located to the side of an ectoaperture such as a pore. Typically used in reference to an abporal lacuna or hemisphere.
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