Meaning Of The Word Pollen

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What's The Definition Of Pollen?

pollen
variable noun: Pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers. It fertilizes other flowers of the same species so that they produce seeds.

pollen in American English
the fine, dustlike mass of grains that are produced in the anthers or microspore sacs of seed plants, containing the male sexual cells (gametophytes) of the plant
noun: the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses
transitive verb: to pollinate

pollen in British English
noun: a fine powdery substance produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants, consisting of numerous fine grains containing the male gametes
noun: Daniel. 1813–96, New Zealand statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1876)

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