pollinium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
pollinium (plural pollinia)
- (palynology) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.
Synonyms[edit]
- polyad (any group of more than four pollen grains)
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References[edit]
- “pollinium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /polˈli.ni.um/, [pɔlˈlʲɪniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /polˈli.ni.um/, [polˈliːnium]
Noun[edit]
pollinium n (genitive polliniī or pollinī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pollinium | pollinia |
| Genitive | polliniī pollinī1 |
polliniōrum |
| Dative | polliniō | polliniīs |
| Accusative | pollinium | pollinia |
| Ablative | polliniō | polliniīs |
| Vocative | pollinium | pollinia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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