pollen
Example Sentences
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For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Female A. regularis create underground nests and place eggs in chambers filled with pollen and nectar.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
"They took bees back and growed them in the lab, they cultured all the pollen, the wax, and many, many things."
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Any extension of the pollen season could have an impact on millions of people across the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
He could see the deep green of the grass, and smell the pollen on the wind.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing pollen
Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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