pollennoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpɒl.ən/us/ˈpɑː.lən/a powder, produced by the male part of a flower, that causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seeds. It is carried by insects or the wind.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plant reproduction
- anther
- asexual reproduction
- barren
- bear
- cross-pollination
- endosperm
- fruit
- germinate
- micropyle
- pollinate
- propagate
- self-pollination
- sporangium
- spore
- stamen
- stigma
- wind pollination
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Flowers - general words
pollinate
verb [ T ] uk/ˈpɒl.ə.neɪt/us/ˈpɑː.lə.neɪt/
Bees pollinate the plants by carrying the pollen from one flower to another.
pollination
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpɒl.əˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɑː.ləˈneɪ.ʃən/
Many species of tree depend on the wind for pollination.