Pollinium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pollinium \Pol*lin"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pollinia}. [{NL}. See
     {Pollen}.] (Bot.)
     A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most
     orchids.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pollinium
       n : a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)
       [also: {pollinia} (pl)]