pollen
A fine, granular substance produced in flowersA fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
» There's a lot of pollen in the air.
В воздухе много пыльцы.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
Blütenstaub, Pollen
пыльца́pylʹcá, цве́теньcvétenʹ
пило́кpylók
(uncountable, usually)Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Fine powder in general, fine flour.
- the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
Examples
41 sentencesThere's a lot of pollen in the air.
ruВ воздухе много пыльцы.
What is pollen?
ruЧто такое пыльца?
I'm allergic to pollen.
У мене алергія на пилок.
deIch habe eine Pollenallergie.
I am allergic to pollen.
У мене алергія на пилок.
ruУ меня аллергия на пыльцу.
deIch habe Pollenallergie.
Bees help plants spread their pollen.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin pollen (“fine flour”), used by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th centLearned borrowing from Latin pollen (“fine flour”), used by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.
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Forms
plural: pollens| Singular | pollen |
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uncountable
Word family
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