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pollinate Definition

pol·li·nate (pälə nāt′)

transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

to transfer pollen from a stamen to the upper tip of the pistil of (a flower)

pollinate Related Forms
pol′·li·na·tion noun pol·li·na′·tor noun
pollinate Synonyms

pollinate

v.

fertilize, pollenate, cross-fertilize, breed; see fertilize 2.

pollinate Usage Examples

Object

  • insect: Make sure to lift the sides of the fleece during the warmest part of the day, to allow pollinating insects to enter.
  • flower: Honey bees can steal the nectar by biting a hole in the bottom of the bell, reaching the nectar without pollinating the flower.
  • bee: Also there will be less pollinator visits per day compared with the shorter opening bee pollinated flowers.
  • tomato: An open pollinated tomato from Russia that sets fruit in cool weather.
  • bat: In the same way that some hummingbirds visit bat pollinated passiflora, some bats may visit flowers not ' meant ' for them.
  • wind: Wind pollinated crops also spread their pollen a good deal further than the guidelines imply.

Subject

  • bee: The flowers are pollinated by bees, who come to collect a sweet juicy sap stored round the base of the ovary.
  • insect: Plant 25 - 60 cm, flowers in pairs, notched petals 7 - 10 mm, pollinated by various insects.
  • wind: All of the plants in this group are pollinated by the wind, which blows male pollen to the female flowers.
  • moth: Some flowers are pollinated by moths, and these often have pale colors or perfumes which are stronger at night.
  • butterfly: Subjects Flowers pollinated by butterflies have the highest proportion of nectar guides, reported at 83 % .
  • fly: Flowers during July and August - pale pink at the tip of a slender ovary, pollinated by flies and bees.

Modifying Another Word

  • hand: Peaches may need to be hand pollinated in cold weather to achieve good fruit set.
  • open: The parentage is not certain but it is thought possible to have been from Grimes Golden, open pollinated.
  • not: If plants are not pollinated, seeds and fruits are not produced.

Preposition: by

  • bee: The flowers are pollinated by bees, who come to collect a sweet juicy sap stored round the base of the ovary.
  • insect: Plant 25 - 60 cm, flowers in pairs, notched petals 7 - 10 mm, pollinated by various insects.
  • wind: All of the plants in this group are pollinated by the wind, which blows male pollen to the female flowers.
  • moth: Some flowers are pollinated by moths, and these often have pale colors or perfumes which are stronger at night.
  • butterfly: Subjects Flowers pollinated by butterflies have the highest proportion of nectar guides, reported at 83 % .

Browse dictionary entries near pollinate

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  2. pollenosis
  3. pollenate
  4. pollen tube
  5. pollen count
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  7. pollee
  8. polled
  9. pollard
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  3. polliniferous
  4. pollinium
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