pollinate
verb (used with object)
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
is pollinating
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present progressiveof pollinate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Next spring, when you see the lovely purple flowers on the nonnative jacaranda trees planted all over L.A., stop to notice that not a single butterfly is pollinating them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
An entire harvest might be hit by an ill-timed heat wave just when corn is pollinating, for example.
From Reuters ● May 20, 2013
