pollen

Senso

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.

Con trattino come

pol‧len

Pronunciato come (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.

Frasi

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

L'analisi del polline e i resti delle piante palustre indicano la presenza locale di paludi.