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pollen

/ˈpɒlən/ /ˈpɑlən/

Meanings
noun

Polen

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.)

Examples :

"Bees collect pollen from flowers to make honey. "
Las abejas recolectan polen de las flores para hacer miel.
plant biology substance nature organism environment agriculture
noun

Polvo fino, harina

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

Examples :

""...and ther was good wyne of Gascoyne,... as well of pollen, as of other vitailes..." Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?; Berners, John Bourchier, Lord https//archive.org/details/chroniclefroiss00froigoog"
...y había buen vino de Gascuña,... así como polvo fino y otros víveres...
plant biology nature agriculture

Related Words

Illustration flowers

flowers noun

/ˈflaʊ.əz/ /ˈflaʊ.ɚz/

Flores

"The garden was full of flowers, attracting bees and butterflies with their bright colors and sweet smell. "

El jardín estaba lleno de flores, atrayendo a las abejas y mariposas con sus colores brillantes y su dulce aroma.

Illustration technically

technically adverb

/ˈtɛknɪkli/

Técnicamente, en realidad

"Technically he was Canadian, but everyone assumed he was American."

Técnicamente era canadiense, pero todos asumieron que era estadounidense.

Illustration anthers

anthers noun

/ˈænθərz/

Anteras

"The bee brushed against the flower's anthers, collecting pollen on its legs. "

La abeja rozó las anteras de la flor, recogiendo polen en sus patas.

Illustration gardener

gardener noun

/ˈɡɑːdnə/ /ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/

Jardinero

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

Reflexiona sobre el hecho de que Dios te ha hecho jardinero, para erradicar el vicio y plantar la virtud.

Illustration produced

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

Producir, fabricar, generar

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

La fábrica produjo 1000 coches la semana pasada.

Illustration substance

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Sustancia, materia

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

El científico examinó cuidadosamente la sustancia para determinar su composición química.

Illustration microspores

microspores noun

/ˈmaɪkroʊˌspɔrz/ /ˈmaɪkrəˌspɔrz/

Microsporas

"In botany class, we learned that flowering plants produce both microspores and megaspores, with the microspores developing into pollen grains. "

En la clase de botánica, aprendimos que las plantas con flores producen tanto microsporas como megasporas, y las microsporas se desarrollan en granos de polen.

Illustration documented

documented verb

/ˈdɑkjəˌmɛntɪd/ /ˈdɑkjəˌmɛntəd/

Documentar, registrar

"He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred."

Documentó cada paso del proceso a medida que lo hacía, lo cual fue bueno cuando ocurrió la investigación.

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

Granja colectiva

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

La granja colectiva estaba luchando para pagar equipos nuevos para la granja.

Illustration specific

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

Atributo, cualidad

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

El atributo de su éxito fue su dedicación al estudio.

Illustration flowering

flowering verb

/ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/

Florecer, florecer

"This plant flowers in June."

Esta planta florece en junio.

Illustration granular

granular adjective

/ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)/

Granular, granulado

"a granular substance"

Una sustancia granular.