Pollenate (Verb)
Meaning
Fertilize by transfering pollen.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Bees pollinate flowers as they collect nectar and spread pollen from one plant to another.
- The pollen from the nearby trees was carried by the wind to pollinate the female flowers.
- Butterflies can also pollinate plants, although they are not as efficient as bees.
- In this greenhouse, they use special tools to manually pollinate the seedlings.
- Pollinators, like hummingbirds and moths, help to pollinate the cacti and succulents in the desert.