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pollen

[pol-uhn] / ˈpɒl ən /


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To uncover those clues, the team combined several scientific techniques, including CT scans, 3D reconstruction, microscopic examination of tooth wear, isotope geochemistry, and pollen analysis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Bogong moths are thought to help plants spread pollen and are also a key food source for the mountain pygmy possum, a critically endangered cave-dwelling marsupial.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

In their role as nighttime pollinators, they distribute pollen from the flowers of numerous food-producing plants, carrying it on their fur and faces, according to the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The disease is carried by the Asian citrus psyllid, a non-native insect so tiny it can be mistaken for pollen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

I put a little dab of pollen on top of my head and spoke my words to the Holy People.

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

So there's no evidence that spreading local honey on your toast will help hay fever caused by grass and tree pollens.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

The most allergenic tree pollens are from birch, cypress, Japanese cedar, latex, grass, and ragweed.

From Salon ● May 9, 2024

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

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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