Pollen sticks to hairy legs.

Meaning: When bees visit flowers, pollen gets attached to their hairy legs.

Choice of Words: Pollen is a powdery substance found in flowers, sticks means to attach to something, hairy means covered in hair, and legs are the parts of an insect's body used for walking.

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Pollen clings to furry legs.

Meaning: This means that the pollen from flowers will stick to your legs if they are furry. It's like saying, The yellow powder from flowers will hold on to the fur on your legs.

Choice of Words: Pollen is the fine, yellow powder from flowers that helps plants make seeds. Cling means to hold on to something tightly. Furry means covered in fur. Legs are the long parts of the body that help you walk or run. When you put them together, "Pollen clings to furry legs" means that the yellow powder from flowers holds on tightly to the fur on your legs.

Pollen adheres to hirsute legs.

Meaning: This means that the pollen from flowers will stick to your legs if they are hairy. It's like saying, The yellow powder from flowers will stick to the hair on your legs.

Choice of Words: Pollen is the fine, yellow powder from flowers that helps plants make seeds. Adhere means to stick to something. Hirsute means covered in hair. Legs are the long parts of the body that help you walk or run. When you put them together, "Pollen adheres to hirsute legs" means that the yellow powder from flowers sticks to the hair on your legs.

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