Pollen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pollen. Common since the 18th century, occasionally already Middle High German bolle, Old High German polla.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pollen m (strong, genitive Pollens, plural Pollen)
- pollen
- Synonym: Blütenstaub
Usage notes[edit]
- The singular is used chiefly in biological terminology. In common usage, the word is a plurale tantum, and a new singular die Polle (“a single grain or lump of pollen”) may occasionally be backformed from it.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Pollen [masculine, strong]