pollen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑlən/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɒlən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pollen (“fine flour”), used by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
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(uncountable, usually) Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
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.
2013 May–June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
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(obsolete, uncountable, usually) Fine powder in general, fine flour.
and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,[…]as well of pollen, as of other vitailes
1523–1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles, translation of original by Jean Froissart:The bran, pollen and gurgions of this grain will be profitable to the miller; […]
1796, C. Lorimer, A Letter to the Honourable the Corn Commitee, on the Importation of Rough Rice, as a Supplement to Wheat Flour, London: […] T[homas] Becket, […], →OCLC, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pollens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pollen spore · pollen season · pollen granule · pollinivore · pollenproof · pollenize · pollen analysis · I'm allergic to pollen · pollen count · pollenless · pollen parent · pollenin · pollen vortex · pollen basket · pollen wasp · pollenise · pollen tube · polleniferous · pollen grain · pollen sac · pollen counter · sporopollenin · pollinivorous · pollenlike · pollen mother cell · pollenarious · polliniferous · polleny · nonpollen · pollination · sporopollen
Relateds
Translations (96)
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granular substance produced in flowers) · ca pol·len (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · el γύρη (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · nn pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · sh pèlud (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · am የአበባ ዱቄት (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · mi puehu (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · bg цветен прашец (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · bn পরাগ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · kn ಪರಾಗ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ga pailin (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ms debunga (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ml പൂമ്പൊടി (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ru цве́тень (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · hu virágpor (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · fr pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · eo poleno (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · az çiçək tozu (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · txb spaitu (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · lt žiedadulkė (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · tr polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · bho पराग (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · de Blütenstaub (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · km លំអង (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · gl pole (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · pa ਪਰਾਗ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ja 花粉 (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · nl pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · mi hae (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · tr çiçek tozu (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ar حُبُوبُ الطَّلْع (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · haw ehu (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · lv ziedputekšņi (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ta மகரந்தம் (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · bo ཟེའུ་འབྲུ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · io poleno (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · lv putekšņi (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · vi phấn hoa (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · vo polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ar حُبُوبُ اللِّقَاح (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · nan-hbl 花粉 (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · hu pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ast polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ka მტვერი (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ro polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ba һеркә (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · az tozcuq (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · et õietolm (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · nl stuifmeel (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · he אִבקָה (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · cmn 花粉 (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ko 꽃가루 (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · gu પરાગ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · yue 花粉 (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · nb pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · eu lore-hauts (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · hi रेणुका (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · sq pjalm (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · bo ཟེ་འབྲུའི་ཟེགས་རྡུལ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · it polline (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · bg полен (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · sl cvetni prah (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · eu polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · id serbuk sari (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · hy ծաղկափոշի (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · cy paill (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · sv pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · sh pòlen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · ru пыльца́ (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · th ละอองเรณู (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · th เรณู (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · oc pollèn (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · sh по̀лен (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · id polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · pt pólen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · fi siitepöly (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · tl mawo (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · az polen (fine granular substance produced in flowers) · te పరాగరేణువు (fine granular substance produced in flowers)