Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pericolpate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-col-pate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having colpi located in a non-central position.

Example Sentences

"Erdman would call many of the "colpi" of a pericolpate grain sulculi, as they are not meridional, do not cross the equator, but are more-or-less parallel to it, or colpoids, if otherwise located."

Etymology

From peri- + colpate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Questions

What does pericolpate mean?: Having colpi located in a non-central position.
Where does pericolpate come from?: From peri- + colpate.

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