Pollinium - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pollinium :  (noun)

1: a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)

Based on WordNet 2.0

Pollinium : \Pol*lin"i*um\,_n.;_pl._Pollinia._[{NL">Pollinium : \Pol*lin"i*um\, n.; pl. Pollinia. [{NL. See Pollen.] (Bot.) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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