circumpolloid

English

Etymology

From circum- +‎ poll +‎ -oid. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why poll? Can this be right? Isn't it from pollen?”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɜːkəmˈpəʊ.lɔɪd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈpoʊ.lɔɪd/

Adjective

circumpolloid (not comparable)

1. (botantical, describing pollen) shaped like a sphere with a thickened margin and concentric furrow

References

• [1] Myung-Suk Yi, Ok-Kum Choi, and Jeong-Mahn Chi. "Corollina (Pollen) from the Gyeongsang Supergroup (Cretaceous) in Gyeongsangbuk-Do, Korea." Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea, Vol. 12, No. 2 (1996).