pollinate

ˈpɒləˌneɪt

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Definition of pollinate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

biology

TECH.

transfer pollen to enable fertilization

TECH.

Bees pollinate flowers by moving from one to another..

cross-pollinate

fertilize

pollen application

TECH.

apply pollen to a plant's stigma

TECH.

Gardeners often pollinate plants manually.

fertilize

impregnate

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cross-pollinate

exchange ideas between different fields or groups

The conference helped cross-pollinate ideas among scientists.

Origin of pollinate

Latin, pollen (fine flour)

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cleistogamic

adj.

plant

relating to flowers that self-pollinate without opening

cleistogamous

adj.

plant

relating to flowers that self-pollinate without opening

cleistogamy

plant reproduction

production of unopened flowers that self-pollinate

self-pollinating

adj.

plant

relating to plants that pollinate themselves

cross-pollinate

plant

pollinate by transferring pollen between flowers

Examples of pollinate in a sentence

Farmers rely on insects to pollinate their crops.
Bees naturally pollinate flowers in the wild.
Farmers hire workers to pollinate crops.

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French:polliniser, ...
German:bestäuben, befruchten, ...
Italian:impollinare, ...
Spanish:polinizar, ...
Portuguese:polinizar, ...
Chinese:授粉, 施粉, ...
Japanese:受粉する, ...
Arabic:لَقَّحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲבִיק, לְהַפְרוֹת, ...
Russian:опылять, опылить, ...
Ukrainian:запилювати, ...
Hindi:परागण करना, परागित करना, ...
Bengali:পরাগায়ণ করা, পরাগায়িত করা, ...
Catalan:pol.linitzar, aplicar pol.len, ...
Czech:opylovat, opylit, ...
Danish:bestøve, anbringe pollen, ...
Dutch:bestuiven, ...
Greek:επικονιάζω, γυρίζω, ...
Hungarian:beporozni, ...
Khmer:បំពុលផ្កា, បំពុលលម្អង, ...
Korean:수분하다, 꽃가루를 묻히다, ...
Persian:گرده افشانی کردن, گرده‌افشانی کرد, ...
Polish:zapylać, ...
Portuguese (BR):polinizar, ...
Romanian:a poleniza, a aplica polen, ...
Swedish:pollinera, ...
Thai:ผสมเกสร, นำละอองเกสร, ...
Turkish:döllemek, tozlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:thụ phấn, phủ phấn, ...

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