|
|
Definition of Pollinator
1. Noun. An insect that carries pollen from one flower to another.
Definition of Pollinator
1. Noun. (biology) the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect ¹
2. Noun. the plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pollinator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pollinator
Literary usage of Pollinator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hybrid Rice Technology: New Developments and Future Prospects : Selected by Sant S. Virmani, International Rice Research Institute (1994)
"The seeds are harvested as a mixture of pollinator seeds and hybrid seeds. ...
If a female sterile pollinator is available, only hybrid seeds will be ..."
2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"INTRODUCTION In the plant-pollinator mutualism, pollinators, such as Apis mellifera,
visit flowers in search of a reward provided by the plant, ..."
3. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1921)
"Much attention was given to experiments in the competitive relations of flowers
to a particular pollinator. Branches or bouquets of one species were placed ..."
4. Bulletin by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez (1919)
"successfully pollinated both before daylight and after nightfall, artificial
light having to be used to enable the pollinator to see in each instance. ..."
Other Resources:
