pollinium
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).