pollen

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb 2.3.1 Conjugation 3 German 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒlən/, SAMPA: /"pQl@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑlən/, SAMPA: /"pAl@n/
• Rhymes: -ɒlən

[edit] Noun

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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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔlə/

[edit] Noun

pollen n. (no plural, no diminutive)

1. pollen

[edit] Verb

pollen (weak verb)

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

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[edit] Verb

pollen

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