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    pollen
    /ˈpɒlən/

    noun

    • 1. a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or other animals.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOLLEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pollen is a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seeds. Learn how pollen is carried by insects or the wind, and see examples of pollen in sentences and different languages.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PollenPollen - Wikipedia

    Pollen is a powdery substance produced by most types of flowers of seed plants for the purpose of sexual reproduction. [1] . It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes ), which produce male gametes (sperm cells).

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  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pollenPollen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Pollen is a mass of microspores in a seed plant that fertilizes the seeds and appears as fine dust. Learn more about the word history, examples, related phrases, and articles from Merriam-Webster.

  6. www.britannica.com › science › pollenPollen | Description, Characteristics, Importance, Pollination, &...

    Jul 10, 2024 · Pollen is a fine dust of microspores produced by seed plants to fertilize the ovules. Learn about its structure, types, functions, and how it is used in medicine, palynology, and geology.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › pollenPOLLEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pollen definition: the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.. See examples of POLLEN used in a sentence.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOLLEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Pollen is a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seeds. Learn how pollen is carried by insects or the wind, and see examples of pollen in sentences and different languages.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pollenPollen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Pollen is the grainy stuff inside a flowering plant that makes it possible for the plant to reproduce. Insects, birds, people, and the wind help to spread pollen between plants. When pollen spreads to the female part of a plant, it germinates, or begins the process of growing a new plant.