Bursicle

/ˈbɜːrsɪkəl/ noun

Definition

A small pouch-like structure found in certain flowers, especially orchids, that holds and protects the pollinia (pollen masses).

Etymology

From Latin 'bursa' (purse) plus diminutive suffix '-icle' (meaning small), creating a term for the tiny specialized pouches in plant flowers.

Kelly Says

Orchid bursicles are nature's tiny gift bags—they carefully package and protect pollen in perfect little pouches, ensuring pollination happens exactly as the flower intends!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብርሰራሴ
bir-ser-asee
ARالعربية
بُرْسِكِل
bur-si-kel
BNবাংলা
বার্সিকেল
bur-si-kel
CACatalà
bursicle
bur-si-kel
CSČeština
bursicle
bur-si-kel
DADansk
bursicle
bur-si-kel
DEDeutsch
Bursicle
bur-si-kel
ELΕλληνικά
bursicle
bur-si-kel
ESEspañol
bursícula
bur-si-koo-la
FAفارسی
بُرسِر
boor-seer
FISuomi
bursicle
bur-si-kel
FRFrançais
boursiqule
boor-see-kool
GUGU
બર્સરસી
bur-sar-see
HAHA
bursicle
bur-si-kel
HEעברית
bursicle
bur-si-kel
HIहिन्दी
बर्सिकल
bur-si-kal
HUMagyar
bursicle
bur-si-kel
IDBahasa Indonesia
bursicle
bur-si-kel
IGIG
bursicle
bur-si-kel
ITItaliano
bursicle
bur-si-kel
JA日本語
袋果
fuk-kwa
KKKK
Бёрсерaceae
byers-er-a-se-e
KMKM
គ្រួសារប៊ឺស៊ឺរ
krou-saar-be-se-ur
KO한국어
씨방
ssi-bang
MRMR
बर्सरसिया
bur-sar-see-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
bursicle
bur-si-kel
MYမြန်မာ
ဗုံးစိတ်
buu-ngee-sit
NLNederlands
bursicle
bur-si-kel
NONorsk
bursicle
bur-si-kel
PAPA
ਬਰਸਰਸੀ
bur-sar-see
PLPolski
bursicle
bur-si-kel
PTPortuguês
bursicle
bur-si-kel
RORomână
bursicle
bur-si-kel
RUРусский
bursicle
bur-si-kel
SVSvenska
bursicle
bur-si-kel
SWKiswahili
bursicle
bur-si-kel
TAதமிழ்
பூர்த் சேரி
poor-th-sa-ree
TEతెలుగు
బర్సరేసి
bur-sa-re-see
THไทย
bursicle
bur-si-kel
TLTL
bursicle
bur-si-kel
TRTürkçe
bursicle
bur-si-kel
UKУкраїнська
bursicle
bur-si-kel
URاردو
بورسرس
boo-r-sar-es
VITiếng Việt
bursicle
bur-si-kel
YOYO
bursicle
bur-si-kel
ZH中文
囊果
náng guǒ
ZUZU
bursicle
bur-si-kel

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