pollen
Example Sentences
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He would see those lorikeets again later, now feasting on the “frilly white blooms” of a eucalyptus tree, their heads dusty with pollen, dizzily enjoying their nectar-rich world.
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
Touch them, he exhorts his readers; stain your fingers with their pollen.
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
For years the word floated in the air around their heads, yellow pollen, wispy secret dust of the ages passed on and on.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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