What's the difference between orbiculate and orbiculation?
Orbiculate
Definition:
(n.) That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
(a.) Alt. of Orbiculated
Example Sentences:
(1) The tapetal plasma membrane facing the meiocytes then develops a series of depressions, or cups, over its surface, which are later the site of pro-orbicule formation.
(2) Proposals that pro-orbicule formation results from non-specific accumulation of lipid at a free cell surface are rejected, instead this formation is considered to be related to the presence of a specially modified plasmamembrane surface.
(3) No morphological evidence was found for the intracytoplasmic formation of pro-orbicules or polymerized sporopollenin precursors.
(4) Sporopollenin is laid down over the pro-orbicules, to form orbicules, and over other tapetal cell surfaces.
Orbiculation
Definition:
(n.) The state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tapetal plasma membrane facing the meiocytes then develops a series of depressions, or cups, over its surface, which are later the site of pro-orbicule formation.
(2) Proposals that pro-orbicule formation results from non-specific accumulation of lipid at a free cell surface are rejected, instead this formation is considered to be related to the presence of a specially modified plasmamembrane surface.
(3) No morphological evidence was found for the intracytoplasmic formation of pro-orbicules or polymerized sporopollenin precursors.
(4) Sporopollenin is laid down over the pro-orbicules, to form orbicules, and over other tapetal cell surfaces.