polliniferous

or pol·len·if·er·ous

[ pol-uh-nif-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
2. Zoology. fitted for carrying pollen.

polliniferous

/ ˌpɒlɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

1. producing pollen

   polliniferous plants

2. specialized for carrying pollen

   the polliniferous legs of bees

Word History and Origins

Origin of polliniferous¹

First recorded in 1800–10; pollen + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

The polliniferous part of a stamen.

From Project Gutenberg

It must be borne in mind that instances can be found of teratological change of every organ in the plant—e.g. stamens transformed into carpels or into petals; anthers partly polliniferous and partly ovuliferous; ovules producing pollen in their interior, and so on, being simply a few startling examples of what may happen.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar section showing the effect of the pushing back of a2 by the bee, and the downward swinging of the polliniferous half-anther so as to dust the bee's back with pollen.

From Project Gutenberg

A section through the latter showed, going from within outwards, the cut edges of two perfect polliniferous lobes in the centre; and on either side the petaloid wing representing the remaining anther-lobe; outside these were the edges of the remaining wings, one on each side.

From Project Gutenberg

Position and external circumstances may have some indirect effect, and it may, perhaps, be significant that in all the instances of polliniferous ovules, the ovular structures have been exposed on an open carpel or otherwise, in place of being confined within the cavity of a closed ovary, as under ordinary circumstances.

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