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pol⋅lin⋅i⋅um

  [puh-lin-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -lin⋅i⋅a  [-lin-ee-uh] . Botany.
an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL, equiv. to pollin- (s. of pollen) pollen + -ium -ium
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pol·lin·i·um   (pŏ-lĭn'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. pol·lin·i·a (-ē-ə)
A mass of coherent pollen grains, found in the flowers of orchids and milkweeds.

[New Latin, from pollen, pollin-, pollen; see pollinate.]
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pollinium   (pŏ-lĭn'ē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural pollinia
A mass or packet of pollen grains specialized for transfer to other flowers as a unit by pollinating insects. Orchids and milkweeds produce pollinia.
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