单词 | pollinate |
释义 | pollinatev. 1. transitive. Of an insect or other agency: to transfer pollen to (a plant, flower, stigma, etc.). Of a plant, flower, anther, etc.: to produce pollen that is transferred to (a plant, flower, stigma, etc.), usually resulting in fertilization; (hence also) to initiate fertilization or fruit development in.cross-, hand-pollinate, etc.: see the first element. See also self-pollinate v.. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > propagate [verb (transitive)] > pollinate pollinate1873 pollinize1873 pollen1877 trip1909 1873 Nature 12 June 121/1 There is added irritability of the stigmatic lobes, which close together spontaneously when touched, expanding again after a while, if not already pollenated. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 813 While the insect is moving about.., its back laden with pollen comes into contact with the stigmatic surface and pollinates it. 1919 J. N. Martin Bot. for Agric. Students iv. 49 These plants are not successfully pollinated when they are wet. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xxi. 534 The Bartlett and the Seckel [sc. varieties of pear]..will not pollinate each other. 1973 M. C. F. Proctor & P. Yeo Pollination of Flowers i. 19 The role of insects in pollinating flowers is a commonplace. 1994 S. Murphey Bean Blossom Dreams vii. 120 Greg..is almost phobically afraid of them [sc. bees], so we have to rely on passing visitors to pollinate our plants. 2. intransitive. To effect pollination; to act as a pollinator. ΚΠ 1911 Bot. Gaz. 52 74 In the dioecious Melandrium rubrum, pollination was effected by pollinating with thin transverse sections of still unopened anthers. 1942 H. K. Hayes & F. R. Immer Methods of Plant Breeding iv. 63 With wheat it is equally satisfactory to pollinate during the day. 1974 A. J. Huxley Plant & Planet xiii. 132 There is just a little nectar in each flower, so that the insects..pollinate more actively. 1998 Your Garden Oct. 68/3 (advt.) Pears... Doyenne Du Domice: An eating sensation, large fruits with a white melting flesh... Pollinate with Conference and Williams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1873 |
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