pollen

Oznaczający (English)

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.

Synonyms

dust

pollinate

farina

powder

pollen grain

microspores

pollen grains

ambrosia

honey plant

anther

glue

Łączone jako

pol‧len

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈpɒlən/

Etymologia (English)

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

Zdania

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