pollen

ˈpɒlən

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Definition of pollen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plants

TECH.

fine powdery substance with male gametes in plants

TECH.

The pollen contains the male gametes necessary for fertilization.
Bees collect pollen to make honey.
Pollen can cause allergies in spring.

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fine powdery substance with male gametes in plants

Expressions with pollen

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pollen season

time of year when plants release large amounts of pollen into air

During pollen season, many people suffer from sneezing and itchy eyes.

pollen count

pollen level over a 24-hour period

Check the pollen count for allergy advice.

pollen analysis

study of plant pollen to understand past environments

Scientists use pollen analysis to learn about ancient climates.

pollen tube

tube in plants carrying male cells to the egg

The pollen tube grows toward the ovule for fertilization.

pollen basket

part of a bee's hind leg used to collect pollen

The bee's pollen basket was full after visiting several flowers.

Origin of pollen

Latin, pollen (fine flour)

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hay fever

allergy symptoms

allergic reaction with runny nose and watery eyes in pollen season

stigma

plant

sticky part of a flower receiving pollen

cedar fever

allergy

allergic reaction caused by mountain cedar pollen

cross-fertilise

botany

fertilize one plant with pollen from another

pollinate

pollen application

apply pollen to a plant's stigma

pollinate

biology

transfer pollen to enable fertilization

pollinated

adj.

biology

fertilized by pollen

pollinator

biology

insect or animal that transfers pollen

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French:pollen, ...
German:Pollen, ...
Italian:polline, ...
Spanish:polen, ...
Portuguese:pólen, ...
Chinese:花粉, ...
Japanese:花粉, ...
Arabic:لِقاح, ...
Hebrew:אַבְקַת פְּרָחִים, ...
Russian:пыльца, ...
Ukrainian:пилок, ...
Hindi:पराग, ...
Bengali:পরাগ, ...
Catalan:pol.len, ...
Czech:pyl, ...
Danish:pollen, ...
Dutch:stuifmeel, ...
Greek:γύρη, ...
Hungarian:virágpor, ...
Khmer:លំអងផ្កា, ...
Korean:꽃가루, ...
Persian:گرده, ...
Polish:pyłek, ...
Portuguese (BR):pólen, ...
Romanian:polen, ...
Swedish:pollen, ...
Thai:ละอองเกสร, ...
Turkish:polen, ...
Vietnamese:phấn hoa, ...

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