pollination
noun
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
pollinations
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pluralof pollination.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To prevent bees from messing up the experiments with promiscuous pollinations, it was found necessary to clip the petals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Annually Boerner makes 10,000 hand pollinations, getting up to ten tiny seeds from each crossing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without going into details, the general purpose of the pollinations during these last two years has been to incorporate more and more of the resistant Chinese stock into our hybrids.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association
This arises in part from the relatively large number of the heads on the plants, and in part from the completeness of the pollinations, through the action of the honey bee.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
This is the procedure ordinarily used for our controlled pollinations.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
