pollen
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Beware of lilies, which are toxic to cats; even chewing the leaves or licking pollen off their fur while grooming can be fatal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
AI software can identify each open blossom and direct a robotic arm — or a worker — to release pollen with the precision needed to avoid deformed fruit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The bees received pollen, water, and food contaminated with the pesticide methyl parathion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The new pollen evidence suggests that some of its coatings may also have been applied in that area.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
He took blue pollen and yellow pollen he took tobacco and coral beads; and he walked into the open country below the mesas.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
They also produced artificial foods designed to mimic either the amino acid composition of different pollens or the composition of honeybee tissues.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some of the most common tree pollens that cause allergies include birch, cedar, cottonwood, maple, elm, oak and walnut, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
“We’ve now got three different dating techniques—radiocarbon dating of the seeds, radiocarbon dating of the pollens and luminescence dating of the quartz—that all show people were there.”
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
"You can end up breathing in both pollens simultaneously, rather than having a bit of a break from one to the next," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2022
As the small quantity of this grew after another week of collecting, it was treated to remove the ordinary carbon particles and accumulated pollens.
From The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones
Vocabulary lists containing pollen
Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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