pollinize
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- pollinization noun
Etymology
Origin of pollinize
1840–50; < New Latin pollin- (stem of pollen ) pollen + -ize
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I keep bees to help pollinize the blossoms.
From Project Gutenberg
STOKE: That first experiment of yours was trying to pollinize the black walnut with the Persian, but the reciprocal cross may be quite different, as Jones proved with the filberts.
From Project Gutenberg
They do not pollinize themselves nor do they pollinize each other satisfactorily.
From Project Gutenberg
The only one of fifteen varieties that I have fruited that can be depended on to pollinize itself; medium size, well sealed, cures well, no bitterness to pellicle, no "sticktite" nor moldy nuts.
From Project Gutenberg
A quiet day should be chosen to pollinize the hazels for two reasons.
From Project Gutenberg
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
