serbuk sari
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of serbuk (“powder”) sari (“flower”), compare to Chinese 花粉 (huāfěn, “pollen”, literally “flower dust, powder”) and Malay debunga (“pollen”, literally “dust flower”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]serbuk sari (plural serbuk-serbuk sari, first-person possessive serbuk sariku, second-person possessive serbuk sarimu, third-person possessive serbuk sarinya)
- (botany) pollen: A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “serbuk sari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.