pollinator

[pah-luh-nayt-er]

noun

1. an insect or other animal that pollinates a plant.

2. a plant which provides pollen for cross-pollination.

Example Sentences

Visitors will encounter pollinator gardens alive with butterflies and hummingbirds, color-themed landscapes, and cascading water features, all designed to reflect the beauty of Southern California’s environment with scents of rosemary, jasmine and chaparral.

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“We are very interested in providing design options for people who want flowers, colors, fragrance and ways to support pollinators — or people who want lawn alternatives such as Kurapia and dymondia,” she said.

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Scott is working with the Monarch Fellowship, a volunteer-driven initiative to plant pollinator flowers, to offer wildflower seeds in the fall and narrowleaf milkweed seeds and plants in the spring.

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The odor tends to peak overnight and lingers into the morning hours when the garden opens, because its pollinators are active at night, Tam said.

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This means the plant is not dependent on a particular type of pollinator to reproduce and survive successfully.”

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