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pollen.

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒlən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑlən/General-American
  1. A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

    uncountable · usually
  3. Fine powder in general, fine flour.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually
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.

verb/ˈpɒlən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑlən/General-American
  1. To cover with, or as if with, pollen.

    poetic · transitive
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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