pollen

Significat

Noun

1. A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
2. Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
3. (obsolete) Fine powder in general, fine flour.

Verb

To cover with, or as if with, pollen.

Amb guionet com

pol‧len

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɒlən/

Etimologia

From Latin pollen (“fine flour”). Used by Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.

Sents

Pollen analysis and the remains of marsh-plants indicates the local presence of swamps .