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spiraperturate

spiraperturate adjective: having an aperture that is spiral in shape.

Adjective

spiraperturate (not comparable)

  1. Having an aperture that is spiral in shape.
    • […] (spiraperturate pollen grains). Spiraperturate pollen grains are found in some liliopsids, such as Lomandra, Aphyllanthes , and Eriocaulaceae. A modified type of the spiraperturate pollen grain is observed in Baxteria[…]1991, Armen Leonovich Takhtadzhi͡an, Evolutionary Trends in Flowering Plants, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 149

Questions about spiraperturate

What does spiraperturate mean?
Spiraperturate means having an aperture that is spiral in shape.
What part of speech is spiraperturate?
Spiraperturate is an adjective.

Words near spiraperturate in the dictionary

  1. spirantize
  2. spirantized
  3. spirantizes
  4. spirantizing
  5. spirants
  6. spiraperturate
  7. spirapril
  8. spiraprilat
  9. spiraster
  10. spirasters
  11. spirated

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