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pollinator|ˈpɒlɪneɪtə(r)|
[f. pollinate v. + -or.]
Any insect or other agent that pollinates plants.
1903Amer. Naturalist XXXVII. 368 The small concealed flowers of Gaultheria..do not want for pollinators. 1924Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 501/2 The value of bees as pollinators is appreciated by progressive fruit growers. 1955Sci. Amer. Aug. 52/1 It would be more appropriate to think of them [sc. bees] first of all as the great pollinators. 1977M. Allan Darwin & his Flowers xi. 202 The pollinator is not known for any Cryptophoranthus. |