POLLEN


Meaning of POLLEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-lən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin pollin-, pollen, from Latin, fine flour

Date: circa 1760

1. : a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust

2. : a dusty bloom on the body of an insect

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.