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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
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to fertilize by the transfer of pollen
pollination 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 [ˈpɔlɪneɪt] pollen vt → bestäuben


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