wind pollinationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈwɪnd ˌpɒl.ə.neɪ.ʃən/us/ˈwɪnd ˌpɑː.lə.neɪ.ʃən/specializedthe process in which the wind carries pollen (= powder produced by male part of flower) from one plant to another which is then fertilized
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plant reproduction
- anther
- asexual reproduction
- barren
- bear
- cross-pollination
- endosperm
- fruit
- germinate
- micropyle
- pollen
- pollinate
- propagate
- self-pollination
- sporangium
- spore
- stamen
- stigma