Definition of pollen Pollen
/pɑˈlʌn/ - [palun] - pol•len
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What does pollen mean?
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NounPlural: pollens |
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| pollen - the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant | ||
| spore a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes" | ||
| pollinium a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pollen (Noun)
A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Collective term for pollen grain s or microspores produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pollen (n.)
Fine bran or flour. - pollen (n.)
The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of flowers. See Flower, and Illust. of Filament.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pollen
A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Collective term for pollen grains or microspores produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pollen
pol′en, n. the fertilising powder contained in the anthers of flowers: the male or fecundating element in flowers.—v.t. to cover with pollen.—adj. Pollenā′rious, consisting of pollen.—v.t. Poll′enise, to supply with pollen.—n. Poll′en-tube, the tube by which the fecundating element is conveyed to the ovule.—adj. Poll′inar, covered with a fine dust like pollen.—v.t. Poll′inate, to convey pollen to the stigma of.—n. Pollinā′tion, the transferring or supplying of pollen to the stigma of a flower, esp. by aid of insects or other external agents.—adj. Pollinif′erous, bearing pollen.—n. Pollin′ium, an agglutinated mass of pollen grains.—adjs. Polliniv′orous, feeding upon pollen; Poll′inose, covered with a powdery substance like pollen. [L., fine flour.]
Wikipedia 
- Pollen is a powder made of pollen grains, which produce sperm cells (male cells used for reproduction) of seed plants.
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