Pollen in Malayalam
പൂമ്പൊടി (poombodi) is the pollen grain, the fine dust inside a flower, built from the words for flower and powder. School science and gardening talk both use it.
Most common translation
Pollen grain.
തേനീച്ച പൂവിൽനിന്ന് പൂമ്പൊടി ശേഖരിക്കുന്നു.
theneecha poovilninnu poombodi shekharikkunnu
The bee collects pollen from the flower.
Dictionary entry
- പൂമ്പൊടി (poombodi) — Pollen grain.
The entry names the grain, and the same word serves for pollen taken as a mass.
Common questions
How do you say pollen in Malayalam?
പൂമ്പൊടി (poombodi).
Is it a technical word?
Not especially; it turns up in school science and among gardeners.