corbicula

[ kawr-bik-yuh-luh ]

noun

, plural cor·bic·u·lae [kawr-, bik, -y, uh, -lee].

1. pollen basket.

corbicula

/ kɔːˈbɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. the technical name for pollen basket

Other Words From

• cor·bic·u·late [kawr-, bik, -y, uh, -lit, -leyt], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corbicula¹

1810–20; < New Latin, little basket; corbeil

Word History and Origins

Origin of corbicula¹

C19: from Late Latin, diminutive of Latin corbis basket

Example Sentences

On its shores are tortoises, mud-turtles, crayfish and innumerable sand-hoppers; and at varying depths in the lake several species of Melania, Melanopsis, Neritina, Corbicula and Unio have been found.

From Project Gutenberg

Most recently, an invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, blamed for algal blooms that clouded Lake Tahoe, has been found in Lake George.

From New York Times

Corbicula of humble bee 67   ,,  10-12.

From Project Gutenberg

Corbicula -um: a concave, smooth space, edged by a fringe of hairs arising from the margins of the posterior tibiae in bees, forming the pollen basket its function is to hold the collected pollen in place.

From Project Gutenberg