polliniferous

or pol·len·if·er·ous

[ pol-uh-nif-er-uhs ]

adjective

Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
Zoology. fitted for carrying pollen.

Origin of polliniferous

First recorded in 1800–10; pollen + -i- + -ferous

Words Nearby polliniferous

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How to use polliniferous in a sentence

These stamens may be all perfect (polliniferous), or, as is more frequently the case, more or less petal-like.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
polliniferous: formed for collecting pollen: pollen bearing.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
So, also, in the Rose with polliniferous ovules (see p. 274).
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for polliniferous

polliniferous

polleniferous

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈnɪfərəs) /

adjective

producing pollen: polliniferous plants
specialized for carrying pollen: the polliniferous legs of bees

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