Advertisement

Advertisement

pollinium

[ puh-lin-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural pol·lin·i·a [p, uh, -, lin, -ee-, uh].
  1. an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.


pollinium

/ pəˈlɪnɪəm /

noun

  1. a mass of cohering pollen grains, produced by plants such as orchids and transported as a whole during pollination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


pollinium

/ pŏ-lĭnē-əm /

, Plural pollinia

  1. A mass or packet of pollen grains specialized for transfer to other flowers as a unit by pollinating insects. Orchids and milkweeds produce pollinia.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of pollinium1

1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to pollin- (stem of pollen ) pollen + -ium -ium
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of pollinium1

C19: New Latin; see pollen
Discover More

Example Sentences

If the pollinium was originally vertical, after a time it assumed a horizontal position.

In this latter case we have a pollinium in its most highly developed and perfect condition.

Pollinium of an Orchis (Habenaria), with its stalk attached to a sticky gland; magnified.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


polliniferouspollinize