pollˈinate transitive verb

To convey pollen to

pollināˈtion noun

pollˈinātor noun

pollinˈic adjective

Of or relating to pollen

pollinifˈerous adjective

Bearing or producing pollen

pollinˈium noun (pl pollinˈia)

An agglutinated mass of pollen grains

pollen analysis noun

Use of pollen grains in peat bogs, etc, as a means of determining past vegetation and climates or the age of fossil remains

pollen basket noun

A hollow in a bee's hindleg in which pollen is carried

pollen count noun

The amount of pollen in the atmosphere, estimated from deposits on slides exposed to the air

pollen grain noun

A grain of pollen, the microspore in flowering plants

pollen sac noun

A cavity in an anther in which pollen is formed, the microsporangium of flowering plants

pollen tube noun

An outgrowth from a pollen grain by which the gametes are conveyed to the ovule