# pollinarium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɒlɪˈnɛəɹi.əm/

## Definitions
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

## Source
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