pollen.
A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
Meaning & usage
A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
Fine powder in general, fine flour.
Where this word comes from
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.
To cover with, or as if with, pollen.
Where this word comes from
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.
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