a. [ L. pollex, pollicis, a thumb. ] (Zool.) Having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a leg joint; -- said of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pollinose. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (Bot.) To apply pollen to (a stigma). -- Pol`li*na"tion n. (Bot.) [1913 Webster]