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Pollen (Noun)

Meaning

The fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • Bees collect pollen from flowers and use it to make bee bread, a protein-rich food source for their young.
  • Pollen grains are so small that they are almost invisible to the naked eye.
  • The anther of the flower produced a large amount of yellow pollen that filled the air.
  • In flowering plants, pollen is the male gamete or sperm cell that fertilizes the egg cell.
  • Pollen is released into the air by the anther and can travel long distances to fertilize other plants.

Related Words

  • Pollinate (verb)
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