What does pollen mean?
Definitions for pollen
ˈpɒl ənpollen
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Princeton's WordNet
pollennoun
the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
Wiktionary
pollennoun
A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Collective term for pollen grains or microspores produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
Etymology: From pollen, used by Linnaeus to describe the substance produced in flowers.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pollennoun
A fine powder, commonly understood by the word farina; as also a sort of fine bran. Nathan Bailey
Wikipedia
Pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophytes during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants, or from the male cone to the female cone of gymnosperms. If pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone, it germinates, producing a pollen tube that transfers the sperm to the ovule containing the female gametophyte. Individual pollen grains are small enough to require magnification to see detail. The study of pollen is called palynology and is highly useful in paleoecology, paleontology, archaeology, and forensics. Pollen in plants is used for transferring haploid male genetic material from the anther of a single flower to the stigma of another in cross-pollination. In a case of self-pollination, this process takes place from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower.Pollen is infrequently used as food and food supplement. Because of agricultural practices, it is often contaminated by agricultural pesticides.
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pollen
Pollen is a fine, often yellowish powder-like substance produced by flowering plants, which is carried by various agents like wind or insects to fertilize other plants by reaching the female parts of the flower. It consists of tiny, microscopic grains that contain the male reproductive cells (gametes) of the plant. It plays a crucial role in plant reproduction.
Webster Dictionary
Pollennoun
fine bran or flour
Pollennoun
the fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of flowers. See Flower, and Illust. of Filament
Etymology: [L. pollen fine flour, fine dust; cf. Gr. ]
Wikidata
Pollen
Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes. Pollen grains have a hard coat that protects the sperm cells during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the female cone of coniferous plants. When pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone, it germinates and produces a pollen tube that transfers the sperm to the ovule. Individual pollen grains are small enough to require magnification to see detail. The study of pollen is called palynology and is highly useful in paleoecology, paleontology, archeology, and forensics.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Pollen
The fertilizing element of plants that contains the male GAMETOPHYTES.
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Pollen
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Editors Contribution
pollen
A type of matter.
The pollen is a vital element of the creation of food along with the bees.
Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020
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Entomology
Pollen
a dusty or pruinose surface covering which is easily rubbed off; used mostly in Diptera.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
POLLEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pollen is ranked #63068 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pollen surname appeared 317 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pollen.
84.2% or 267 total occurrences were White.
12.6% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
1.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pollen in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pollen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of pollen in a Sentence
The soul is like pollen : it reminds it.
Warmer temperatures allow the trees to pollinate earlier and for longer times, we didn't used to see our cars covered in pollen before March, but we do now, and we hear from people all the time who are dealing with allergies for a lot longer than they used to when they were little. That's definitely connected to climate change.
Pollen count is highest between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., and again at dusk, so plan your workouts for other times of the day when pollen levels are lower.
Everyone is a bit different, so treatment has to be tailored to the individual, in general, if there are any factors that are found to be triggers, the first step is to avoid those triggers. For example, if that adorable adopted cat who makes you sneeze sleeps on your pillow most nights, it may be a good idea to convince her to sleep in a different room. If you have a chronic postnasal drip from an allergy to pollen or from a deviated septum, its important to treat those issues as well.
Collaboration is the essence of life. The wind, bees and flowers work together, to spread the pollen.
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- لقاح, حبوب اللقاحArabic
- pol·lenCatalan, Valencian
- pylCzech
- Blütenstaub, PollenGerman
- γύρηGreek
- polenoEsperanto
- polenSpanish
- polen, lore-hautsBasque
- siitep, siitepölyFinnish
- pollenFrench
- pailinIrish
- poleGalician
- परागHindi
- pollen, virágporHungarian
- ծաղկափոշիArmenian
- polenoIdo
- frjókornIcelandic
- pollineItalian
- 花粉Japanese
- მტვერიGeorgian
- 꽃가루Korean
- pollenLatin
- haeMāori
- debungaMalay
- pollen, stuifmeelDutch
- pollenNorwegian
- pyłekPolish
- pólenPortuguese
- polenRomanian
- пыльца, цветеньRussian
- pèlud, по̀лен, пѐлуд, pòlenSerbo-Croatian
- cvetni prahSlovene
- pollenSwedish
- పరాగరేణువుTelugu
- mawoTagalog
- çiçek tozu, polenTurkish
- آلودگیUrdu
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