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fultoportula

fultoportula noun: a tubular process, in some diatoms, that functions as a pore.

Noun

fultoportula (plural fultoportulae)

  1. A tubular process, in some diatoms, that functions as a pore.
    • They have a short tube and four satellite pores, and one isolated fultoportula is located near the centre of the valve.1992, Robert Lücking, Folliicolous lichens: a contribution to the knowledge of the lichen flora of Costa Rica, Central America

Forms of fultoportula

pluralfultoportulae

Questions about fultoportula

What does fultoportula mean?
Fultoportula means a tubular process, in some diatoms, that functions as a pore.
What part of speech is fultoportula?
Fultoportula is a noun.
What is the plural of fultoportula?
The plural of fultoportula is fultoportulae.

Words near fultoportula in the dictionary

  1. Fulton
  2. Fulton County
  3. Fultonism
  4. Fultons
  5. Fultonville
  6. fultoportula
  7. fultoportulae
  8. fultura superior
  9. Fultz
  10. Fultzes
  11. fulu

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