pollen
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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
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
Tree pollen affects 25-35% of hay fever sufferers and typically runs from March to early June for most trees.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
For his gift, Nali had given him a small deer-hide pouch filled with corn pollen, which she said was called tadfdffn.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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