pollen count


noun
  1. a count of the amount of pollen in the air, based on the average of the number of pollen grains that collect on slides exposed to the air for a given period of time.

Origin of pollen count

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for pollen count

pollen count

noun
  1. a measure of the pollen present in the air over a 24-hour period, often published to enable sufferers from hay fever to predict the severity of their attacks

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