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pollinate

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pol·li·nate also pol·len·ate  (pl-nt)
tr.v. pol·li·nat·ed also pol·len·at·ed, pol·li·nat·ing also pol·len·at·ing, pol·li·nates also pol·len·ates
To transfer pollen from an anther to the stigma of (a flower).
[New Latin pollen, pollin-, pollen (from Latin, fine flour) + -ate.]
polli·nation n.
polli·nator n.
pollinate [ˈpɒlɪˌneɪt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (tr) to transfer pollen from the anthers to the stigma of (a flower)
pollination  n
pollinator  n
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Verb1.pollinate - fertilize by transfering pollen
cross-pollinate, pollenate
fecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female)
Translations
pollinate [ˈpɒlɪneɪt] VT → polinizar
pollinate [ˈpɒlɪneɪt] vt [+ plant, tree] → féconder
pollinate
vt → bestäuben
pollinate [ˈpɒlɪˌneɪt] vt → impollinare
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Byline: ANI Washington, November 10 (ANI): A research from scientists at the University of Leeds, UK, has found that the tiny fig wasps that pollinate fig trees can travel over 160km in less than 48 hours, and are transporting pollen ten times further than previously recorded for any insect.
Fig wasps transporting pollen 10 times further than any other insect by Asian News International
Bees also pollinate plants we get our clothes from (cotton) as well as plants that line our rivers and streams and help to control erosion.
WHY WE ALL NEED BEES.. by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Small populations of the short-haired bumblebee sprang up in the country's South Island after being transported there in the late 19th century to pollinate crops of red clover.
Busy with bee plans by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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