pollen
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In another chapter, Mr. Haskell follows the path of an owlet moth into the cranefly orchid’s flower and lets us watch how sacs of pollen attach themselves to the insect’s eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Touch them, he exhorts his readers; stain your fingers with their pollen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
That will mean pollen levels remain high or very high in many areas of England.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
It felt like an hour had passed when Nali finally said,“Hozho nahasdljj, hozho nahasdly, hozho nahasdljj, hozho nahasdly, amen/’ She then sprinkled corn pollen to the four directions.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Life Science: Plants
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