| 单词 |
pollinium |
| 释义 |
‖ pollinium Bot.|pəˈlɪnɪəm| Pl. -ia. [mod.L., f. pollen, pollin-, pollen 2 + -ium as in antheridium, archegonium, etc.] A coherent mass of pollen-grains in each cavity of the anther, characteristic of the Orchidaceæ and Asclepiadaceæ.
1862Darwin Orchids Introd. 5 The pollen-masses, with their caudicles and other appendages, are called the Pollinia. 1863― in Life & Lett. (1887) III. 264 He has actually seen crowds of bees flying round Catasetum, with the pollinia sticking to their backs. 1875Bennett & Dyer Sachs' Bot. 488 Contrivances by means of which insects..extract from the pollen-sac the pollinia or the masses of pollen which are glued together. |

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