Pollen
Pronounced / POL·un /
The reproductive grains that carry the male gametophytes of seed plants.
Example in a sentence
“Even a single open male flower in the tent can dust the canopy with pollen and seed the whole crop.”
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Grow guide
How to tell male from female plants, and what to do about hermaphrodites
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