pol·lin·i·um (p -l n  - m)n. pl. pol·lin·i·a (- -) A mass of coherent pollen grains, found in the flowers of orchids and milkweeds. [New Latin, from pollen, pollin-, pollen; see pollinate.] |
pollinium [pəˈlɪnɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a mass of cohering pollen grains, produced by plants such as orchids and transported as a whole during pollination
[New Latin; see pollen]
| pollinium (p-ln-m) Plural pollinia A mass or packet of pollen grains specialized for transfer to other flowers as a unit by pollinating insects. Orchids and milkweeds produce pollinia. |
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| Noun | 1. | pollinium - a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids) pollen - the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant |
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