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aperture membrane

aperture membrane noun: section of exine forming the base of an aperture.

Noun

aperture membrane (plural aperture membranes)

  1. Section of exine forming the base of an aperture
    • In germinating grains the aperture membrane is pushed open like a lid.1952, Gunnar Erdtman, Pollen Morphology and Plant Taxonomy, →ISBN, page 466

Forms of aperture membrane

pluralaperture membranes

Questions about aperture membrane

What does aperture membrane mean?
Aperture membrane means section of exine forming the base of an aperture.
What part of speech is aperture membrane?
Aperture membrane is a noun.
What is the plural of aperture membrane?
The plural of aperture membrane is aperture membranes.

Words near aperture membrane in the dictionary

  1. apertura
  2. apertural
  3. aperturally
  4. aperturate
  5. aperture
  6. aperture membrane
  7. aperture membranes
  8. aperture priority
  9. aperture-priority
  10. apertured
  11. apertureless

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