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ALL meanings of pollen

pol·len
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  • noun pollen the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses. 1
  • verb with object pollen to pollinate. 1
  • noun pollen plant: fertilizing seed 1
  • variable noun pollen Pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers. It fertilizes other flowers of the same species so that they produce seeds. 0
  • noun pollen a fine powdery substance produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants, consisting of numerous fine grains containing the male gametes 0
  • noun pollen Daniel. 1813–96, New Zealand statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1876) 0
  • noun pollen 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 0
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