Definition of Pollen

a typically yellow dust like substance emitted from male flowers that carries the gamete necessary to fertilize female seeds

Examples of Pollen in a sentence

You can often see the yellow tint of pollen floating through the air in spring.  🔊

If you touch a flower in spring, you may get the yellow dust of pollen on your fingertips.  🔊

Pollen is notorious for causing severe allergic reactions in a lot of people.  🔊

The majority of springtime allergies are caused by pollen in the air.  🔊

Because pollen is so tiny, it is very easy to accidentally inhale it.  🔊

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