the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
"The early morning sun caught the golden pollen drifting from the rose's stamens before it settled on the nearby petals."
A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.)
"The early morning sun caught the golden dust floating through the air as the garden's wildflowers began to release their fine granular substance into the breeze."
To cover with, or as if with, pollen.
"The humid morning air made her feel coated in a sticky layer of pollen despite no flowers being near."