pollen
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Meanwhile, pollen preserved in nearby sediments revealed a variety of wetland plants, including reeds, sedges, willow, tamarisk, and aquatic vegetation.
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
But when the pollen again gilded the sun and sifted down on the world she began to stand around the gate and expect things.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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
“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
Raw honey is honey that has not been heated to a temperature that would kill the living enzymes and also hasn't had the pollens filtered out.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
"You can end up breathing in both pollens simultaneously, rather than having a bit of a break from one to the next," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2022
I then bagged groups of pistillate blossoms which I pollinized with different available pollens of the Carya ovata and these set nuts which started to grow, upon which I removed the bags.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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