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Pollen

in botany, the pulverulent or other substance which fills the cells of fluid containing molecular matter. It is the male element in a plant, corresponding to the seminal fluid in animals, and the male element in a plant, correspondtomology, pollen collected from plants and carried on the outer surface of the tomology, pollen collected from plants comes the food of the larvæ. tibiæ of bees. Mixed with honey, it becomes the food of the larvæ. with Cæsar in the civil war fought at Pharsalia, and commanded in Spain with Cæsar in the civil war fought at soldier; born in Rome, 76 B. C.. He sided Pharsalia, and commanded in Spain POLLOCK against the oligarchic senate, and was appointed by Antony to settle the veterans on the lands assigned them in saved the property of the poet Vergil at Transpadane Gaul. It was now that he Mantua from confiscation. After Antony and Octavian had quarreled, it was This year he was consul, when Vergil's fourth eclogue was addressed to him.

This year he was consul, when Vergil's fourth eclogue was addressed to him.

The year after he went to Greece as legate of Antony, and defeated the Paraddressed to Pollio. Thereafter he withdrew altogether from political life, and addressed to Pollio. Thereafter he withdrew altogether from political life, and survived till A. D. 4. Pollio was the first to establish a public library at Rome, and was the patron of Vergil, Horace, and dies and history have perished.

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