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pollen

[ pol-uhn ]

noun

  1. the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.


verb (used with object)

pollen

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/ pəˈlɪnɪk; ˈ±èÉ’±ôÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. a fine powdery substance produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants, consisting of numerous fine grains containing the male gametes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pollen

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/ ˈ±èÉ’±ôÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. PollenDaniel18131896MNew ZealandIrishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Daniel. 1813–96, New Zealand statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1876)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pollen

/ ±èűô′ə²Ô /

  1. Powdery grains that contain the male reproductive cells of most plants. In gymnosperms, pollen is produced by male cones or conelike structures. In angiosperms, pollen is produced by the anthers at the end of stamens in flowers. Each pollen grain contains a generative cell, which divides into two nuclei (one of which fertilizes the egg), and a tube cell, which grows into a pollen tube to conduct the generative cell or the nuclei into the ovule. The pollen grain is the male gametophyte generation of seed-bearing plants. In gymnosperms, each pollen grain also contains two sterile cells (called prothallial cells), thought to be remnants of the vegetative tissue of the male gametophyte.

pollen

  1. The male sex cells in plants. In flowering plants, pollen is produced in thin filaments in the flower called stamens . ( See fertilization and pollination .)
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Notes

When pollen is carried into the air by the wind, it frequently causes allergic reactions ( see allergy ) in humans.
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Derived Forms

  • pollinic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Ç±ôl±ð²Ô·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ±è´Ç±ôl±ð²Ô·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ±è´Ç±ô·±ô¾±²Ô·¾±³¦ [p, uh, -, lin, -ik], ±è´Ç±ô·±ô¾±²Ôi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è´Ç±ôl±ð²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pollen1

1515–25; < New Latin, special use of Latin: fine flour, mill dust
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pollen1

C16: from Latin: powder; compare Greek ±è²¹±ôŧ pollen
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Moderate levels of tree pollen are also predicted - especially for parts of England and Wales.

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High pollen levels will mean tricky conditions for some hay fever sufferers, and with the sun gaining strength at this time of year, UV levels are likely to be moderate.

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Of course, fennel seeds and fennel pollen must also be touched on when discussing fennel, but they’re not the stars of the show here.

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Tree pollen levels, that have been very high in some places recently, will be much lower this weekend.

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High or very high levels of tree pollen are also forecast across many parts of the UK.

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