pollinium
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Pollinium — Pol*lin i*um, n.; pl. {Pollinia}. [{NL}. See {Pollen}.] (Bot.) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pollinium — Pollinium, or plural pollinia, is a coherent mass of pollen grains. They are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in various plants, such as orchids and many species of… … Wikipedia
Pollinĭum — (lat.), s. Pollen, S. 107 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pollinium — [zu lateinisch pollen, pollinis »Mehlstaub«] das, s/...ni |en, Pollenkörbchen, zusammenhängende Pollenmasse einer Staubbeutelhälfte (Theka) bei verschiedenen Blütenpflanzen, die geschlossen von Blüten besuchenden Insekten verschleppt wird (z. B … Universal-Lexikon
Pollinium — ⇒ Pollenkitt … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
pollinium — [pə lin′ē əm] n. pl. pollinia [pə lin′ēə] [ModL < L pollen: see POLLEN] Bot. a mass of pollen grains stuck together and transferred as a whole in pollination, often by an insect … English World dictionary
Pollinium — Breitblättrige Stendelwurz gut zu erkennen sind die Narbe, darüber die Klebdrüse und die unter der Antherenkappe hervortretenden Pollinien … Deutsch Wikipedia
pollinium — noun (plural pollinia) Etymology: New Latin, from pollin Date: 1862 a coherent mass of pollen grains often with a stalk bearing an adhesive disk that clings to insects … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pollinium — … Википедия
pollinium — /peuh lin ee euhm/, n., pl. pollinia / lin ee euh/. Bot. an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families. [1860 65; < NL, equiv. to pollin (s. of pollen) POLLEN + ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
