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