pollen
Meanings
Plural: pollens
Noun
- the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
- A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
- Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
- Fine powder in general, fine flour.
Verb
- To cover with, or as if with, pollen.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin pollen (“fine flour”). Used by Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.
Scrabble Score: 8
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