pollen

/ˈpɒlən/noun

The fine, powder-like grains that flowers produce.

Example sentences

“Bees carry pollen from one flower to another as they feed.”
“After a dry week, her car was covered in a thin layer of yellow pollen.”

Familiar from the 'pollen count' in weather reports, which hay fever sufferers watch closely.

Related words

nectarThe sugary liquid that flowers produce to attract bees, other insects, and birds.petalOne of the colored, usually soft parts that form the outer ring of a flower.seedThe small, hard part that a plant produces and that can grow into a new plant of the same kind.leafThe flat, typically green part of a plant that grows from its stem or branches.sproutA new shoot growing from a seed or from another part of a plant.twigA thin little branch on a tree or shrub.