pollen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dust noun Fine, dry particles of dirt, skin, pollen, and other matter that settle on surfaces or float in the air.
• pollen noun The fine, powdery substance produced by flowers, containing the plant's male reproductive cells.

Senses

pollen is used for these senses in English:

• dust (countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.
• pollen A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

dust — full definition

1. noun Fine, dry particles of dirt, skin, pollen, and other matter that settle on surfaces or float in the air.
2. verb To wipe or brush dust off a surface.
3. verb To sprinkle a fine powder or substance over something.

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