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polliniate

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Forming pollinia, coherent masses of pollen dispersed as a single unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, palynology, physical-sciences

Examples

  • This is a polliniate orchid.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English pollinium Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English polliniate From pollinium + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).