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pollinarium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlɪˈnɛəɹi.əm/
  • General-American: /ˌpɑləˈnɛɹi.əm/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm

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noun

Meaning 1

The structure in an orchid flower which becomes attached to an insect during pollination. Includes the pollinia, caudicle, and viscidium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

First used in H. F. Link's Elementa philosophiæ botanicæ (1824), formed from classical Latin pollin- (pollen) and the suffix -arium (place for).1