English Dictionary

pollen

/ˈpɒlən/

noun

A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.)

I sneeze a lot during pollen season.

意味（1）

A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.)

In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Fine powder in general, fine flour. (16th-century usage documented by the OED.)

and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,[…]as well of pollen, as of other vitailes