POLLINATE

pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinate

(verb) fertilize by transfering pollen

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pollinate (third-person singular simple present pollinates, present participle pollinating, simple past and past participle pollinated)

To apply pollen to (a stigma).

Adjective

pollinate

(zoology) Pollinose.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol"li*nate, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Pollinose.

Pol"li*nate, v. t. (Bot.)

Definition: To apply pollen to (a stigma).

– Pol`li*na"tion, n. (Bot.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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