• Pollinium

    Full definition of pollinium

    Noun

    pollinium

    (plural pollinia)
    1. (palynology) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.

    Synonyms

    • polyad (any group of more than four pollen grains)

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