pollinate
pollinate
Definition
pol·li·nate (päl′ə nāt′)
transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing
to transfer pollen from a stamen to the upper tip of the pistil of (a flower)
pol′·li·na′·tion noun
pol′·li·na′·tor noun
pollinate
Synonyms
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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