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bisulcate

bisulcate

9.9
Having two long grooves, as in some pollen or spores
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaɪsəlˌkeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bisulcado
  • Under the microscope, the botanist noted the bisulcate pollen grains had two clear furrows around their surfaces.

Examples

  • The lab manual explains how to identify bisulcate spores by locating two longitudinal grooves under high magnification.

  • Fossilized seeds displayed a bisulcate pattern, suggesting the ancient plant's reproductive structures were similar to modern relatives.

  • These spores are bisulcate.

  • The bisulcate structure of the pollen grain allows for efficient dispersal.

  • Under the microscope, the botanist noted that the bisulcate pollen grains had two clear furrows around their surfaces.

  • The lab manual explains how to identify bisulcate spores by looking for two grooves when viewed under high magnification.

  • Fossilized seeds displayed a bisulcate pattern, indicating that their reproductive structures had two distinct furrows.

How Grooved

sulcate
  • Specialized
9.9
bisulcate
  • Specialized
9.9
furrowed
1 4.9
to striate
  • Specialized
2 9.5
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

bisulcate positive

Morphology

bisulcate = sulcate (transparent) = bi + sulcate

Bi- + sulcate straightforwardly yields 'having two grooves/furrows'; this is standard morphological composition used in biological terminology.

Etymology

Bisulcate comes from the Latin parts bi- meaning 'two' (as in bicycle) and sulcus meaning 'furrow' or 'groove'. So in biology bisulcate describes tiny structures, like pollen grains, that have two clear grooves or furrows around them.