| 单词 | pollinate |
| 释义 | pollinate (once / 13432 pages) v To pollinate is to move the pollen from one plant to another. When a bee, for example, pollinates a flower, it helps the plant reproduce. You know what they say about the birds and the bees... In some cases, plants pollinate with the help of the wind, while often it takes an insect or bird moving the grainy substance called pollen between plants. This process involves pollen being transferred to the female parts of a plant, where fertilization takes place. Pollinate comes from the Latin word pollination, and its root, pollen, or "fine flour." WORD FAMILYpollinate: pollinated, pollinates, pollinating, pollination, pollinator+/pollen: pollens, pollinate/pollinated: self-pollinated/pollinating: self-pollinating/pollination: pollinations, self-pollination/pollinator: pollinators USAGE EXAMPLESEgypt's beekeepers say their hives are under threat because of a shortage of sugar, as are the flowers and crops that their bees pollinate. Reuters(Dec 07, 2016) Honey bees pollinate crucial food crops and contribute about $14 billion in value to the agricultural economy nationwide. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) Meadows provide natural habitat for the insects that pollinate crops and gardens. Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016) v fertilize by transfering pollen Syn|Hyper cross-pollinate, pollenate fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate introduce semen into (a female) |
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