colpus

English

Etymology

From Late Latin colpus (“stroke; strike; hit”), from earlier Latin colaphus. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos). Doublet of coup.

Noun

colpus (plural colpi)

  1. (botany, palynology) A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • colpate
  • colporus
  • colpus transversalis
  • ectocolpus
  • pseudocolpus

Latin

Noun

colpus

  1. stroke; strike; hit
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