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pollen /pol·len/ (pol´in) the male fertilizing element of flowering plants.
pol·len (pln)
n.
Microspores of seed plants carried by wind or insects prior to fertilization.
pollen [pol´en]
the male fertilizing element of flowering plants.
pollen (pol´n),
n a fertilizing element of plants that travels in the air and produces seasonal allergic responses (type I) such as hay fever or asthma in sensitive individuals. See hypersensitivity.
pollen
the male fertilizing element of flowering plants.
pollen allergy
see canine atopy.
pollen
The male gametophyte of flowering plants, a major cause of seasonal allergies; ragweed–and related henchmen–eg, feverfew, has garnered the greatest revulsion among the allergically challenged
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