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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 28166 COCA: 23751

pollinate

pollinate /ˈpɑːləˌneɪt/ verb
pollinates; pollinated; pollinating
pollinate
/ˈpɑːləˌneɪt/
verb
pollinates; pollinated; pollinating
Learner's definition of POLLINATE
[+ object]
: to give (a plant) pollen from another plant of the same kind so that seeds will be produced授粉;传粉

— pollination

/ˌpɑːləˈneɪʃən/ noun [noncount]

— pollinator

/ˈpɑːləˌneɪtɚ/ noun, plural pollinators [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 28166 COCA: 23751

pollinate

verb

pol·​li·​nate ˈpä-lə-ˌnāt How to pronounce pollinate (audio)
pollinated; pollinating

transitive verb

1
: to carry out the pollination of
2
: to mark or smudge with pollen

Example Sentences

The plants are pollinated by bees.
Recent Examples on the Web The new findings are important because honey bees help pollinate food crops, and beekeepers across the country have reported losing about 40% of their colonies between 2015 and 2016, the report says. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2022 Normally, beehives are moved from place to place, a process crucial to Australia’s $15 billion horticulture industry because they are used to help pollinate crops. New York Times, 30 June 2022 These days, Koenen’s interest is growing in the hundreds of other kinds of bees that help to pollinate plants. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2022 Bees help pollinate three out of four crops (pdf) that produce fruits or seeds for human consumption and 35% of global agricultural land, per the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 9 June 2022 Scientists have discovered that a small, bug-like crustacean called Idotea balthica can pollinate red seaweed, a type of algae often found growing in tide pools. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2022 The zoo is working to get pollen to help the plant pollinate. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022 Julie Arthur, president of the Wasatch Beekeepers' Association, told CNN the truck was transporting 416 boxes, each of which carried between 50,000-100,000 honeybees used to pollinate crops across the country. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 July 2022 The sonic message — and the film’s strongest argument for its subject’s relevance — is that Presley’s blend of blues, gospel, pop and country continues to mutate and pollinate in the musical present. New York Times, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pollinate was in 1873
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 28166 COCA: 23751

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