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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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