CAUDICULA

Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 8

(Lat. dim. of caudex.) A thin, elastic, semitransparent proce of the pollen ma es of Orchidaceous plants, by means ' of whicii the pollen is brought in contact with the stigma or stigmatic gland. Its exact nature, use, and origin are unknown. [s. 215]