pollens
Sneeze-inducing particles
Pollens is the plural of pollen, the fine powdery substance produced by flowering plants for reproduction.
The plural form typically appears in technical or scientific contexts distinguishing between types: The lab tested for tree pollens, grass pollens, and weed pollens.
In everyday speech, pollen usually serves as a mass noun without pluralization: The pollen count is high today.
Pollen-producing flower organ
- antherPollen-producing structure
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
- filamentVery thin thread
germination · fertilization · stigma · nectar · blossom · inflorescence · gametophyte · spore
Recoiling metal spiral
- hayfeverAllergic reaction to pollen
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- budbreakDormant buds opening
ragweed · grass · tree · weed · forecast · vernal · airborne · wind
Allergic reaction to pollen
- sneezingSudden forceful nasal expulsion
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
- allergicAdversely reactive to substances
- rhinitisInflamed nasal membrane
immunotherapy · congestion · allergist · hypersensitivity · itchy · asthma · desensitization · hives
Winged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- hummingbirdsTiny hovering nectar feeders
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
- beetlesHard-winged insects
wasps · bumblebees · honeybees · apiculture · beekeeping · hive · foraging · proboscis
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- sporeAsexual reproductive cell
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
ultrastructure · cytoplasm · forensic · fossil · sediment · identification · taxonomy
stamen
Pollen-producing flower organ
filament · germination · fertilization · stigma · nectar · blossom · inflorescence · gametophyte · spore · gymnosperm
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
budbreak · ragweed · grass · tree · weed · forecast · vernal · airborne · wind · dispersal
hayfever
Allergic reaction to pollen
- sneezingSudden forceful nasal expulsion
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
- allergicAdversely reactive to substances
rhinitis · immunotherapy · congestion · allergist · hypersensitivity · itchy · asthma · desensitization · hives · airborne
bees
Winged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- hummingbirdsTiny hovering nectar feeders
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
beetles · wasps · bumblebees · honeybees · apiculture · beekeeping · hive · foraging · proboscis · nectar
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
morphology · ultrastructure · cytoplasm · forensic · fossil · sediment · identification · taxonomy
- 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
- pollen basketBee's cargo holder