pollen

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See also Pollen, and pol·len

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin pollen (fine flour), used by Linnaeus to describe the substance produced in flowers.

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Pollen grains on a flower.

pollen (usually uncountable; plural pollens)

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

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  • IPA: /pɔlə(n)/

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin pollen.

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pollen n (uncountable)

  1. pollen

Etymology 2 [edit]

From English poll.

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pollen

  1. (computing) to poll, to periodically check the status of a device or variable.
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pollen

  1. plural form of pol

French [edit]

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pollen m (plural pollens)

  1. pollen

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pollen 

  1. (computing) to poll, to periodically check the status of a device or variable.