Definitions for pollinia

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pollinia pol·lin·i·um

Spelling: [puh-lin-ee-uh m]

IPA: /pəˈlɪn i əm/

Pollinia is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in pollinia (aiillnop).

Definitions for pollinia

noun

1. an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.

Origin of pollinia

1860-65; New Latin, equivalent to pollin- (stem of pollen) pollen + -ium -ium

Examples for pollinia

If the pollinium was originally vertical, after a time it assumed a horizontal position.

pollinium of an Orchis (Habenaria), with its stalk attached to a sticky gland; magnified.

In this latter case we have a pollinium in its most highly developed and perfect condition.