pollinateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.neɪt/us/ˈpɑː.lə.neɪt/to take pollen from one plant or part of a plant to another so that new plant seeds can be produced:
Bees pollinate the plants by carrying the pollen from one flower to another.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plant reproduction
- anther
- asexual reproduction
- barren
- bear
- cross-pollination
- endosperm
- fruit
- germinate
- micropyle
- pollen
- propagate
- self-pollination
- sporangium
- spore
- stamen
- stigma
- wind pollination
pollination
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpɒl.əˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɑː.ləˈneɪ.ʃən/
Many species of tree depend on the wind for pollination.