pollen grain

noun

: one of the granular microspores that occur in pollen and give rise to the male gametophyte of a seed plant

Examples of pollen grain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each tall green weed can release 1 billion pollen grains and the plant grows extremely well in Virginia. Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024 The greedy system eliminates the competing pollen grains that lack this gene drive. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024 In computer simulations, their average charge was strong enough to lift 100 pollen grains at least six millimeters in less than a second. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024 Finally, using innovative molecular techniques, the team sequenced the DNA of pollen grains attached to the insects, and were able to identify the flowers from which the creatures had taken nectar. Marta Musso, WIRED, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pollen grain 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pollen grain was in 1835

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“Pollen grain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollen%20grain. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

pollen grain

noun
: one of the microscopic grains of which pollen is made up

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