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pollen

pol·len [ póllən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
fertilizing powder: a powdery substance produced by flowering plants that contains male reproductive cells. It is carried by wind and insects to other plants, which it fertilizes.

[Mid-18th century. < Latin, "fine flour, dust"]
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