:the very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant and that is carried to other plants of the same kind usually by wind or insects so that the plants can produce seeds花粉
: a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust
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: a dusty bloom on the body of an insect
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBees make honey with the pollen of manuka trees, known for their medicinal properties. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2022 Eczema can flare in response to things like dust, animals, mold, certain foods, pollen, cold and dry air, stress, and having a respiratory infection like a cold or the flu, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Aug. 2022 Run the air conditioning, but change your filters before each season to remove pollen, dust and mold. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Doctors encourage patients with asthma to stay away from pollen, ragweed and other common allergens during certain times of the year, and may suggest patients who are extremely sensitive to regularly take a low-dose antihistamine. Talis Shelbourne, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2022 With three stages of filtration, the machine sucks out smoke, germs, dust, pollen, and dander. Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Hives can occur for a variety of reasons including but not limited to certain foods, medications, plants, pollen, animal dander, insect bites and chemicals found in the garden like pesticides. Patricia A. Macculloch, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 But even without the use of the ionization setting, the Alen should capture plenty of dust, pollen, smoke and more, while looking good in the process. Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022 So the bees don't have to worry about finding nectar and pollen, make sure to choose native plants that flower during different times of the season. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 26 July 2022 See More
VERB + POLLEN | POLLEN + NOUNVERB + POLLEN➤collect, gather採集花粉◇bees gathering pollen正在採集花粉的蜜蜂➤produce產生花粉➤shed散落出花粉◇the few weeks a year that corn pollen is shed一年中玉米散落花粉的幾週➤spread傳播花粉POLLEN + NOUN➤grain花粉粒▸➤count花粉計數◇Hay fever sufferers have a worse time when the pollen count is high.花粉計數處在高位時,枯草熱患者的日子就更不好過了。➤analysis花粉分析▸➤record花粉記錄◇The pollen record shows that this plant was never common on the island.花粉記錄顯示這種植物在島上一向罕見。