caudicle

caudicle
cau·di·cle

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  • Caudicle — Cau di*cle, ||Caudicula Cau*dic u*la, n. [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caudicle — ˈkȯdə̇kəl noun ( s) Etymology: probably from New Latin caudicula, diminutive of Latin cauda tail more at coward : the slender stalklike appendage of the pollen masses in orchids …   Useful english dictionary

  • Caudicula — Caudicle Cau di*cle, ||Caudicula Cau*dic u*la, n. [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Pollinium — Pollinium, or plural pollinia, is a coherent mass of pollen grains. They are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in various plants, such as orchids and many species of… …   Wikipedia

  • Stipe (botany) — In botany, a stipe is a supportive structure that may be the stem like part of the thallus of a seaweed or a true leaf stem, as in ferns. In the case of ferns, the stipe is only the petiole (or stem) from the rootstock to the beginning of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Stalk — can mean: * loosely, a plant stem, or any structure resembling a plant stem ** more precisely, in botany, the filament of a stamen, pedicel, peduncle, petiole, scape, caudicle or stipe (botany) ** in mycology, a stipe (mycology) is the stem or… …   Wikipedia

  • Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae — The taxonomy of the orchid family has evolved slowly during the last 150 years, starting with Carolus Linnaeus who in 1753 recognized eight genera. De Jussieu recognized the Orchidaceae as a separate family in 1789. Olof Swartz recognized 25… …   Wikipedia

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