pollen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

WordNet

Pol"len noun
Etymology
L. pollen fine flour, fine dust; cf. Gr.
Definitions
  1. Fine bran or flour. Obs. Bailey.
  2. (Bot.) The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of flowers. See Flower, and Illust. of Filament.

Webster 1913