pollen
noun
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
pollens
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pluralof pollen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
She also explains that asthma is likely influenced by where someone lives—exposure to pollutants as well as the types of pollens or allergens can differ from region to region.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
The sticky stuff captured mammoths, saber-toothed cats, giant sloths and other iconic Ice Age mammals along with a near-perfect cross-section of the world they inhabited: birds, insects, plants, seeds, pollens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Ought it to be washed off by the rain, as treasured pollens are from heart-broken flowers?
From The Fugitive by Rabindranath Tagore
