Examples of pollen in a Sentence
Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Which factors that make the effects of pollen worse?
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
So someone in Illinois, for example, might be seeing bigger changes in pollen than somebody in Texas – although Texas gets blasted with pollen, too.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Anderegg, a lead author on the 2020 study, explained that warmer temperatures drive more pollen from plants and higher pollen levels will mean more intense allergies and asthma.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Grass pollen in Phoenix is particularly sensitive to precipitation.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
But monarchs face an even higher risk because of the impact insecticides have on insects that forage for pollen.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Its active ingredient, loratadine, is a non-drowsy antihistamine that relieves a runny nose, sneezing, and itchy throat or eyes caused by more than 200 different indoor and outdoor allergens, including dust, mold, pollen, and pet dander.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
In some people, inhaling pollen causes their immune systems to overreact.
—The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
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Word History
New Latin pollin-, pollen, from Latin, fine flour
1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Pollen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollen. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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