pollinate
verb (used with object)
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
interpollinate
-
a word derived from
pollinate.
Example Sentences
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Because the pollen being light is blown to such distances and because different kinds of corn can interpollinate, is reason enough for not planting different varieties of corn in one patch.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw
