Definition of pollens Pollens

/pɑˈlʌnz/ - [palunz] -

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Noun Plural: pollens
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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pollen (Noun)
A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Collective term for pollen grain s or microspores produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

pollen (n.)
Fine bran or flour.
pollen (n.)
The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of flowers. See Flower, and Illust. of Filament.

pollen
A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Collective term for pollen grains or microspores produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

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.]