单词 | pollinating |
释义 | pollinatingn. = 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 1892 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 1892 139 The modification of the tongue plainly indicates that it is an accessory organ in this collecting and pollinating. 1911 F. O. Bower Plant-life on Land 69 The very genesis of the forms of flowers, their tints, and scents is in strict accordance with their efficiency as pollinating mechanisms. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 591/2 They usually have a darkly coloured pattern near the centre of the flower, called the nectar guide, which orients the insect toward the proper pollinating location. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pollinatingadj. That pollinates, or facilitates pollination. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by pollination pollinating1890 1890 J. R. A. Davis Flowering Plant ix. 122 These animals [sc. cats] destroy field-mice, which..would cause the extinction of humble-bees (here the pollinating insects) by demolishing their nests. 1893 Science 1 Sept. 117/2 It will be important to know what proportion of pollinating trees to trees it is desired to fruit should be planted. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xx. 259 The insects which most frequently act as pollinating agents are the various types of Bees and Humble-bees, Butterflies, Moths, and many different kinds of Flies and Beetles. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm xv. 144 (Pl. 29) Controlled pollination..is obtained by using movable cages which prevent unwanted pollinating insects visiting the flowers. 1995 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Nov. 677/1 ‘Daviana’, named after Sir Humphrey Davy, became a major pollinating cultivar in plantations in Oregon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892adj.1890 |
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