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pollen
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pollen
(noun)
pollen count
(noun)
pollen
/
ˈ
pɑːlən/
noun
pollen
/
ˈ
pɑːlən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of POLLEN
[
noncount
]
:
the very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant and that is carried to other plants of the same kind usually by wind or insects so that the plants can produce seeds
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