pollen

Example Sentences

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Beekeepers often use artificial pollen substitutes made from protein flour, sugars, and oils.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Three years after building their Memphis house, they admitted they were losing their battle against pollen, which unfailingly settled into the screened-in porch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Experts predicted a severe pollen season in 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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

Like ragweed’s, sumpweed’s pollen can cause hayfever where the plant occurs in abundant stands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond