pollen

Example Sentences

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It was hard to keep the pollen out of the porch, and even harder to keep people in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The early season warmth will be welcomed by many, but not if you suffer from tree pollen.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The team then compared those simulations with extensive fossil pollen data from the same eras.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Maize is open pollinated—it scatters pollen far and wide.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann