pollinate
verb (used with object)
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
pollinated
Example Sentences
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Pumpkins need to be pollinated to produce fruit.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Over the decades, that seed has grown into a wild and unruly tangle of misinformation and hysteria, amply pollinated by social media, wellness influencers, and a lack of science literacy.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
Also, the flower gets pollinated by the insects attracted to its rotten smell, “typically sweat bees, flesh flies and carrion beetles who enjoy the pungent odor,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2024
Plants that are pollinated by insects and have to defend themselves against herbivores have evolved to be better adapted to different types of soil.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
Some mutant individuals developed fruit without even having to be pollinated, resulting in our seedless bananas, grapes, oranges, and pineapples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
