Pollen

See also: pollen and pol·len

German

Etymology

From Latin pollen. Common since the 18th century, occasionally already Middle High German bolle, Old High German polla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlən/

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Noun

Pollen m (genitive Pollens, plural Pollen)

1. pollen

Usage notes

• The singular is used chiefly in biological terminology. In common usage, the word is a plurale tantum, and a new singular die Polle (“a single grain or lump of pollen”) may occasionally be backformed from it.

Synonyms

• Blütenstaub

Further reading

• “Pollen” in Duden online