pollinium

pol·lin·i·um

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lin-ee-uh m]
- /pəˈlɪn i əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lin-ee-uh m]
- /pəˈlɪn i əm/

Definitions of pollinium word

noun plural pollinium an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families. 1
noun pollinium a mass of cohering pollen grains, produced by plants such as orchids and transported as a whole during pollination 0
noun pollinium a mass of pollen grains stuck together and transferred as a whole in pollination, often by an insect 0

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Origin of pollinium

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < New Latin, equivalent to pollin- (stem of pollen) pollen + -ium -ium

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Parts of speech for Pollinium

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pollinium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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