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Pollen

//ˈpɒlən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fine, granular substance produced in flowers. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant wordnet
  3. 3
    Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. uncountable, usually

    "In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual."

  4. 4
    Fine powder in general, fine flour. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,[…]as well of pollen, as of other vitailes"

Verb
  1. 1
    To cover with, or as if with, pollen. poetic, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin pollen (“fine flour”). Used by Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.

Etymology 2

From Latin pollen (“fine flour”). Used by Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.

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