pollen

CEFRB1

/ˈpɒlən/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Fine powder from flowers that helps plants reproduce.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Fine powder in general, fine flour.

Examples

  • Probably you are allergic to pollen or dust.

  • I am allergic to pollen.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

  2. A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cover with, or as if with, pollen.

More examples

In context

  • I'm allergic to pollen.

  • and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,[…]as well of pollen, as of other vitailes

  • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin pollen (“fine flour”), used by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.