Dictionary corpuscle corpusculum

(1) Corpuscle [ Botany - Anathomy ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Corpusculum Adjective: Corpuscular

A corpuscle or corpusculum is any small mass or body

[From: Latin. corpusculum = little body (diminutive of L. corpus = Body)]

Used as a general term in anatomical nomenclature to designate certain small discrete masses of specialized tissue, or small organs.

(2) Corpusculum [ Botany -Anathomy ]
Plural: Corpuscula

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

The central part of a pollinarium, characteristic of the families Orchidaceae, Apocynaceae-Asclepiadaceae and Passifloraceae .

The corpusculum is the central part of a pollinarium (a specialized reproductive structure found in the flowers of Asclepiadaceae and Passifloraceae). A usually dark, basally cleft, tubular body above the stigmatic chamber, It is the clip connecting the thin arms (Translators) that are attached to the pollen mass (Pollinia)

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