pollen
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"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
Middleton said bluebells provided much needed pollen to emerging insects in early spring which then go on to feed birds and other animals.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
He told the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 that more research is needed to see if climate change could also be increasing the amount of pollen circulating and making hay fever symptoms more severe.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Touch them, he exhorts his readers; stain your fingers with their pollen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The pollen leaves him puffy eyed, his small breaths come quick, have too much sound around them.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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Life Science: Plants
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