The corpus record — Pali

reṇu

Reṇu

dust; pl. reṇū particles of dust ■ Vin.i.32 (˚hatā bhūmi); Vism.338 = Mnd.505 = Ja.i.117 (rāgo rajo na ca pana reṇu vuccati); Ja.iv.362 (okiṇṇā raja-reṇūhi; C. explains by “paṃsūhi”); Mil.274 (pl.) Snp-a.132 (reṇuṃ vūpasāmeti allays). pollen (in this meaning found only in the so-called Jātaka-style

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Digha Nikaya 32 · 2.22/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

dust; pl. reṇū particles of dust
■ Vin.i.32 (˚hatā bhūmi); Vism.338 = Mnd.505 = Ja.i.117 (rāgo rajo na ca pana reṇu vuccati); Ja.iv.362 (okiṇṇā raja-reṇūhi; C. explains by “paṃsūhi”); Mil.274 (pl.) Snp-a.132 (reṇuṃ vūpasāmeti allays).
pollen (in this meaning found only in the so-called Jātaka-style Ja.i.233 (mahā-tumba-matta), Ja.i.349 (pupphato reṇuṃ gaṇhāti); Ja.iii.320; Ja.v.39 (puppha˚); Ja.vi.530 (padumakinjakkha˚); Dhp-a.iv.203 (˚vaṭṭhi).

cp. Vedic reṇu

In the wild

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