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pollinium

N กลุ่ม เกสร ดอกไม้ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLLINIUM

Pol *lin "i *um, n.; pl. Pollinia. Etym: [NL. See Pollen. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pollinium

pol lin i um |pəˈlinēəm pəˈlɪniəm | noun ( pl. pollinia |pəˈlinēə | ) Botany a coherent mass of pollen grains that is the product of each anther lobe of some flowers, esp. orchids. Single or paired pollinia are often attached to, and carried by, pollinating insects. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin pollen, pollin- pollen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pollinium

pollinium |pəˈlɪnɪəm | noun ( pl. pollinia |pəˈlɪnɪə | ) Botany a coherent mass of pollen grains that is the product of each anther lobe of some flowers, especially orchids. Single or paired pollinia are often attached to, and carried by, pollinating insects. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin pollen, pollin- pollen .

 

Duden Dictionary

Pollinium

Pol li ni um Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |Poll i nium |das Pollinium; Genitiv: des Polliniums, Plural: die Pollinien lateinisch-neulateinisch regelmäßig zu einem Klümpchen verklebender Blütenstaub, der als Ganzes von Insekten übertragen wird z. B. bei Orchideen