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pollinium

pollinium noun: a coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.

pollinium: a coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit...
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Noun

pollinium (plural pollinia)

  1. A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.
    Synonyms:
    polyad

pollinium meaning in Tamil

pollinium in Tamil

மகரந்தத்திரள், மகரந்தப்பந்து

Synonyms of pollinium

Forms of pollinium

pluralpollinia

Origin of pollinium

From pollen + -ium (“mass”).

Words formed from pollinium

Questions about pollinium

What does pollinium mean?
Pollinium means a coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.
What is pollinium in Tamil?
Pollinium in Tamil is மகரந்தத்திரள், மகரந்தப்பந்து. See Pollinium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pollinium?
Pollinium is a noun.
What is the plural of pollinium?
The plural of pollinium is pollinia.

Words near pollinium in the dictionary

  1. pollinides
  2. polliniferous
  3. pollinigerous
  4. polliniser
  5. pollinisers
  6. pollinium
  7. pollinivore
  8. pollinivores
  9. pollinivorous
  10. pollinivory
  11. pollinization

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