pollinate
verb (used with object)
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
pollinated
Example Sentences
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For many varieties, if you want a crop, then the flowers have to pollinated in the dark, often by hand.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Also called the ajo lily, it grows from a deep bulb, has long, wavy-edged leaves and is pollinated by sphinx moths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
In two back-to-back papers published in the journal Ecology, the Kobe University team published that B. subcupularis is pollinated by ants and camel crickets, which visit the plants for their pollen and nectar.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
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
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
