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Pollen

noun
/ˈpɒlən/
Word Frequency: 4.3

Definitions

1.nounA fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.)
2.nounFine powder in general, fine flour. (16th-century usage documented by the OED.)
""...and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,... as well of pollen, as of other vitailes..." Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?; Berners, John Bourchier, Lord https//archive.org/details/chroniclefroiss00froigoog"
3.verbTo cover with, or as if with, pollen.

Synonyms

pollinationmicrosporesaccategrassstainabilitytrinucleatepolandnonarborealpolenfarinamicrogametophytesspores

Rhymes With

crestfallenholonbollenstolonall infallencall infall in
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