English

Pollinia of an orchid

Noun

pollinium ‎(plural pollinia)

1. (palynology) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.

Synonyms

• polyad (any group of more than four pollen grains)

Translations

Derived terms

• pollinial
• polliniate

Related terms

• pollinarium

References

• pollinium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

See also

• pollinium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /polˈli.ni.um/, [pɔɫˈlɪ.ni.ũ]

Noun

pollinium n ‎(genitive polliniī); second declension

1. (New Latin) pollinium

Declension

Second declension.