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Definition of Pollinate
1. Verb. Fertilize by transfering pollen.
Generic synonyms: Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Inseminate
Derivative terms: Cross-pollination, Pollenation, Pollen, Pollination, Pollinator
Definition of Pollinate
1. a. Pollinose.
2. v. t. To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Definition of Pollinate
1. Verb. To apply pollen to (a stigma). ¹
2. Adjective. (zoology) Pollinose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pollinate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Medical Definition of Pollinate
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pollinate
Literary usage of Pollinate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1905)
"... inter-pollinate and blossom at the same period. If it is not possible to get
first-class inter-pollinating varieties that will blossom at the same time, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"The first occurs in April and May when the various trees pollinate; among the
first to pollinate during this season are the willow, ..."
3. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"The flowers of some plants are so adjusted that they require insects and often
certain species of insects to pollinate them. Thus bees are required to ..."
4. General Medicine (1920)
"The first occurs in April and May, when the various trees pollinate ; among the
first to pollinate during this season are the willow, birch and maple, ..."
5. Botany for Agricultural Students by John Nathan Martin (1919)
"The flowers of some plants are so adjusted that they require insects and often
certain species of insects to pollinate them. Thus bees are required to ..."
6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1876)
"The anthers pollinate and fecundate the stigma of the same hermaphrodite ...
The anthers of one flower pollinate and fecundate the stigma of a flower ..."
7. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"The following is an outline of observations: The Black Tartarian, Burr's Seedling,
Pontiac, Black Republican, Rock- port and Governor Wood will pollinate ..."
8. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"... from outside the State to meet the demand. On the East Coast, migratory
beekeepers travel even more extensively. During the winter, the bees pollinate ..."
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