pollen
Bee leg cargo
Pollen is the fine powdery substance produced by flowering plants, containing the male cells needed for fertilization.
Wind or insects carry pollen from flower to flower.
For many people, airborne pollen triggers allergic reactions—hay fever, sneezing, itchy eyes: The pollen count is high today.
To pollinate is to transfer pollen to a receptive flower.
Allergy-response compound
- allergyAdverse immune response
- hayfeverAllergic reaction to pollen
- rhinitisInflamed nasal membrane
- antihistamineDrug blocking allergic response
sneezing · congestion · itchy · watery · asthma · immunotherapy · allergist · hypersensitivity
Pollen-producing flower organ
- antherPollen-producing structure
- filamentVery thin thread
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
stigma · fertilization · germination · seed · gamete · spore · grain · sac
Recurring at fixed intervals
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- vernalRelating to spring
trees · grasses · weeds · ragweed · birch · oak · maple · cottonwood
Stinging nectar gatherer
- honeybeeNectar-gathering social insect
- bumblebeeLarge fuzzy stinging insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
hummingbird · wasp · beetle · fly · bat · wind · insect · foraging
Bee dwelling structure
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
- beekeeperOne who tends hives
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- propolisResinous hive sealant
beeswax · brood · colony · worker · drone · queen · smoker · frame
Asexual reproductive cell
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- coreCentral essential portion
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- paleobotanyStudy of ancient flora
quaternary · record · analysis · preservation · identification · climate · vegetation · reconstruction
histamine
Allergy-response compound
antihistamine · sneezing · congestion · itchy · watery · asthma · immunotherapy · allergist · hypersensitivity · anaphylaxis
stamen
Pollen-producing flower organ
ovule · stigma · fertilization · germination · seed · gamete · spore · grain · sac · tube
seasonal
Recurring at fixed intervals
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
vernal · trees · grasses · weeds · ragweed · birch · oak · maple · cottonwood · dandelion
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
- honeybeeNectar-gathering social insect
- bumblebeeLarge fuzzy stinging insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
moth · hummingbird · wasp · beetle · fly · bat · wind · insect · foraging · nectar
hive
Bee dwelling structure
propolis · beeswax · brood · colony · worker · drone · queen · smoker · frame · supplement
spore
Asexual reproductive cell
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- coreCentral essential portion
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
paleobotany · quaternary · record · analysis · preservation · identification · climate · vegetation · reconstruction · archaeology
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
- allergenspeanuts, food allergens, shellfish, tree nuts, dairy
- allergiesallergy, allergies, allergen, allergens, allergist
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- pollen countAirborne spore concentration metric
- pollen allergySensitivity to flower dust
- tree pollenReproductive dust from woody plants
- bee pollenCollected flower particles
- pollen seasonPeriod of plant reproduction
- cross pollinationFertilization between different plants
pollen basket, pollination, pollinate, pollinator, pollinators, pollens, pollinated, pollinating, pollen grains