Pollinarium

//ˌpɒlɪˈnɛəɹi.əm// noun

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

Etymology

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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