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Pollinium
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pollinium
pollinium
English
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Pollinia of an orchid
Noun
pollinium (plural pollinia)
- (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
coherent mass of pollen
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Derived terms
Related terms
References
- pollinium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
See also
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /polˈli.ni.um/, [pɔɫˈlɪ.ni.ũ]
Noun
pollinium n (genitive polliniī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | pollinium | pollinia |
genitive | polliniī | polliniōrum |
dative | polliniō | polliniīs |
accusative | pollinium | pollinia |
ablative | polliniō | polliniīs |
vocative | pollinium | pollinia |