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单词 pollen
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Definition of pollen in English:

pollen

noun ˈpɒlənˈpɑlən
mass noun
  • A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or other animals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Potential foods included not only pollinating insects of angiosperm flowers but also the pollens, nectars, fruits, seeds and foliage of angiosperms themselves.
    • What, then, are the roles of the two different flower types in pollen production?
    • This species has a peculiar mechanism by which the flower dispenses pollen to different visitors.
    • It is a beautiful white lily flower with big buds of pollen in its centre.
    • Freshly harvested pollen was dusted onto a microscope slide with a brush to which four or five drops of stain were added.
    • This could help relieve pollen limitation caused by insufficient quantity of pollen.
    • Most is caused by grass pollen, but tree pollen can also cause reactions.
    • Pollen traps also indicate that pollen is shed directly into the air, permitting wind pollination.
    • The production of pollen and seed cones was studied in five branches chosen at random on each individual.
    • In addition to seeds, the promoters directed reporter gene expression in pollen and in seed coats.
    • Pollinators visit flowers in search of oils, floral fragrances, pollen or floral nectar.
    • Each experiment was carried out on flower heads which had been protected from foreign pollen by bagging.
    • Plants produced smaller flowers producing less pollen and with poor germination and tube growth.
    • The egg cell is fertilized by pollen from the male sex organs, the stamens.
    • The stigmas were then pollinated with pollen from a flower whose anther had dehisced that day.
    • I was intrigued with how they gathered pollen and nectar from flowers to make honey.
    • These bees visited flowers in search of pollen, adopting a supine posture as they entered the corolla tube.
    • Native social bees visit only male inflorescences in search of pollen and nectar.
    • Bees occasionally collect olive pollen, but wind is the primary pollination vector.
    • Females produced more pollen per anther than males, and pollen size was the same in both sexes.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'fine powder'.

  • This is the Latin word for ‘fine powder or flour’. It was originally used in the Latin sense, and adopted for botanical use in the mid 18th century.

Rhymes

Hohenzollern, pollan, Stollen
 
 

Definition of pollen in US English:

pollen

nounˈpɑlənˈpälən
  • A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or other animals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This could help relieve pollen limitation caused by insufficient quantity of pollen.
    • This species has a peculiar mechanism by which the flower dispenses pollen to different visitors.
    • These bees visited flowers in search of pollen, adopting a supine posture as they entered the corolla tube.
    • The stigmas were then pollinated with pollen from a flower whose anther had dehisced that day.
    • The egg cell is fertilized by pollen from the male sex organs, the stamens.
    • Pollen traps also indicate that pollen is shed directly into the air, permitting wind pollination.
    • Plants produced smaller flowers producing less pollen and with poor germination and tube growth.
    • In addition to seeds, the promoters directed reporter gene expression in pollen and in seed coats.
    • Potential foods included not only pollinating insects of angiosperm flowers but also the pollens, nectars, fruits, seeds and foliage of angiosperms themselves.
    • It is a beautiful white lily flower with big buds of pollen in its centre.
    • I was intrigued with how they gathered pollen and nectar from flowers to make honey.
    • What, then, are the roles of the two different flower types in pollen production?
    • Most is caused by grass pollen, but tree pollen can also cause reactions.
    • Pollinators visit flowers in search of oils, floral fragrances, pollen or floral nectar.
    • Native social bees visit only male inflorescences in search of pollen and nectar.
    • Females produced more pollen per anther than males, and pollen size was the same in both sexes.
    • Freshly harvested pollen was dusted onto a microscope slide with a brush to which four or five drops of stain were added.
    • The production of pollen and seed cones was studied in five branches chosen at random on each individual.
    • Each experiment was carried out on flower heads which had been protected from foreign pollen by bagging.
    • Bees occasionally collect olive pollen, but wind is the primary pollination vector.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘fine powder’.

 
 
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