꽃의 수술에서 만들어지는 아주 고운 가루 형태의 물질로, 암술에 붙어 수분을 돕는 생식 세포를 포함함.
A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone.
예문:
"The honeybee was covered in yellow pollen after visiting the sunflower."
"Many people experience sneezing and itchy eyes when the pollen count is high."
"Wind-pollinated plants produce large amounts of lightweight pollen to increase the chances of fertilization."
꽃가루를 암술머리에 붙게 하여 수분이 이루어지게 하다.
To convey pollen to the stigma of a flower; to pollinate.
예문:
"In the absence of natural insects, workers must manually pollen the fruit trees."
"The botanist used a small brush to pollen the rare orchid species in the greenhouse."