Pollen Definition

pŏlən
noun
The fine, dustlike mass of grains that are produced in the anthers or microspore sacs of seed plants, containing the male sexual cells (gametophytes) of the plant.
Webster's New World

A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Collective term for pollen grains or microspores produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

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Other Word Forms of Pollen

Noun

Singular:
pollen
Plural:
pollens

Origin of Pollen

  • From Latin pollen (“fine flour"), used by Linnaeus to describe the substance produced in flowers.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin fine flour

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pollen Sentence Examples

  • Bees store honey and pollen to serve as food for their young.

  • A beekeeper, seeing the bee collect pollen from flowers and carry it to the hive, says that it exists to gather honey.

  • Bees feed on honey and pollen.

  • In Mirabilis Jalapa and others the filaments and style finally become intertwined, so that pollen is brought in contact with the stigma.

  • Limit the child's exposure to dust, pollen, and animal dander.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOL

Words Ending With

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