单词 | pollination |
释义 | pollinationn. The transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive organs in seed plants; the action of pollinating a plant. Also: the receipt of pollen by a stigma or ovule, initiating fertilization or fruit development. Also figurative.hand-, open pollination, etc.: see the first element. See also cross-pollination n., self-pollination n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination sporting1764 pollinization1871 pollination1873 pollinating1892 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > [noun] > fertilization or pollination masculation1855 pollinization1871 pollination1873 tripping1909 1872 W. E. Hart in Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 10 25 Hildebrand has shown that sometimes, where at first sight self-pollenation (a better word, I think for ‘Bestäubung’, than ‘pollenization’, suggested by Mr. Bennett) seems to be the intention of Nature, this is not followed by fertilization.] 1873 W. E. Hart in Nature 12 June 121/1 I afterwards (Journal of Botany vol. x p. 25) proposed the term ‘pollenation’ which has since been accepted by Mr. Bennett. 1882 Nature 27 July 307/1 The insects which visit particular species and assist in their pollination. 1915 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 2 114 The anatomical evidence in stem-structure is supplemented..by entomophilous pollenation and porogamy. 1946 A. Nelson Princ. Agric. Bot. viii. 198 The result of successful pollination is that the ovary develops into a one-seeded fruit, the grain or caryopsis. 1971 E. Mavor Ladies of Llangollen v. 90 Romantic pollinations..were taking place between an ever growing number of cultivated women. 1990 Jrnl. Exper. Bot. 41 1022/1 Pollination..is known to dramatically hasten senescence of, for instance, Petunia and carnation flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873 |
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