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pollen basket

noun

Definition of POLLEN BASKET

:  a smooth area on each hind tibia of a bee that is edged by a fringe of stiff hairs and serves to collect and transport pollen —called also corbicula
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First Known Use of POLLEN BASKET

1860

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