Pollen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɒlən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pollen is a noun meaning A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
Meaning
A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
More Meanings
- (botany) Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
- (transitive, poetic) To cover with, or as if with, pollen.
- (obsolete) Fine powder in general, fine flour.
Example Sentences
and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,[…]as well of pollen, as of other vitailes
The bran, pollen and gurgions of this grain will be profitable to the miller; […]
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.
Word Forms
- pollens
- pollening
- pollened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pollination, microspore, saccate, grass, stainability, trinucleate.
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