pollinarium

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UK/ˌpɒlɪˈnɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌpɑləˈnɛɹi.əm/

noun

The structure in an orchid flower which becomes attached to an insect during pollination. Includes the pollinia, caudicle, and viscidium.

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Meanings

nounpollinarium (plural pollinaria)

plural pollinaria

  1. biologyThe structure in an orchid flower which becomes attached to an insect during pollination. Includes the pollinia, caudicle, and viscidium.

Origin

First used in H. F. Link's Elementa philosophiæ botanicæ (1824), formed from classical Latin pollin- (pollen) and the suffix -arium (place for).¹

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pollinarium

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Cite this entry
APA

pollinarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pollinarium

MLA

“pollinarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pollinarium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pollinarium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pollinarium.

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