pollinarium

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English

Pollinarum of an orchid attached to a toothpick by its viscidium

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

Noun

pollinarium (plural pollinaria)

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

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