pollinate
UK/'pɒlineit/US
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Definitions
v.
To transfer pollen to a flower or plant, enabling fertilization.
给…授粉；传粉
Root Breakdown
Loanwordpollinother
+
ateto make, having
=pollinate
Common Collocations
- 1.pollinate flowers为花朵授粉
- 2.pollinate crops为农作物授粉
- 3.hand-pollinate人工授粉
- 4.[cross-pollinate plants]异花授粉
Example Sentences
- 1.
Bees pollinate flowers as they collect nectar, helping plants reproduce.
- 2.
Farmers sometimes hand-pollinate crops when natural pollinators are scarce.
- 3.
Without insects to pollinate them, many fruit trees would fail to produce.