pollen
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In another chapter, Mr. Haskell follows the path of an owlet moth into the cranefly orchid’s flower and lets us watch how sacs of pollen attach themselves to the insect’s eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
With the increased sunshine and higher temperatures, pollen levels have risen too.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Honeybees rely on pollen as their main food source.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 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
When he anoints Dain’s other side, he paints it in thick swaths of pollen, yellow as butter.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing pollen
Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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