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
Nectar supplies mostly sugar, while pollen is their primary source of protein.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
However, pollen did not evolve mainly as a food reward for pollinators.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
I reached into the pollen bag and took some out to scatter from north to south.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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
It is estimated that 13 million people in the UK suffer from hay fever - an allergy to different pollens.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
“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
Beekeepers are supposed to live longer than any other profession and that longevity is attributed to the raw honey and pollens they eat.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Short-styled by both pollens mixed together, of own-form longest and mid-length stamens.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
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Life Science: Plants
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