pollen
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Touch them, he exhorts his readers; stain your fingers with their pollen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
In response to the change in the weather, pollen levels will be lower in Scotland, Northern Ireland on Thursday but remain high or very high in England and Wales.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Working with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark, the scientists engineered a diet that mimics the key nutrients bees normally get from pollen.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
August liked to keep a little pollen in her honey because it was good for people, so we saw to that, too.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Vocabulary lists containing pollen
Life Science: Plants
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