Pollen
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mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘fine powder’.
wiktionary
From Latin pollen(“fine flour”). Used by Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.
etymonline
pollen (n.)
1760 as a botanical term for the fine, yellowish dust that is the fertilizing element of flowers (from Linnæus, 1751), earlier "fine flour" (1520s), from Latin pollen "mill dust; fine flour," which is related to polenta "peeled barley," and probably to Greek poltos "pap, porridge," and Sanskrit pálalam "ground seeds," but the ultimate origin is uncertain.
