Definition of pollen
1 : a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust
2 : a dusty bloom on the body of an insect
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Origin and Etymology of pollen
New Latin pollin-, pollen, from Latin, fine flour
First Known Use: 1723
POLLEN Defined for English Language Learners
pollen
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: the very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant and that is carried to other plants of the same kind usually by wind or insects so that the plants can produce seeds
POLLEN Defined for Kids
pollen
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: the very tiny grains produced by the stamens of a flower or special sacs of a male cone that fertilize the seeds and usually appear as fine yellow dust
Medical Dictionary
pollen
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: a mass of male spores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust
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