pollinize

American  

[pol-uh-nahyz] / ˈpɒl əˌnaɪz /

especially British, pollinise

verb (used with object)

pollinized, pollinizing

1. pollinate.

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Other Word Forms

• pollinization noun

Etymology

Origin of pollinize

1840–50; < New Latin pollin- (stem of pollen ) pollen + -ize

Example Sentences

They do not pollinize themselves nor do they pollinize each other satisfactorily.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association

A quiet day should be chosen to pollinize the hazels for two reasons.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Weschcke, Carl

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 Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

I keep bees to help pollinize the blossoms.

From The Apple by Various

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 Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association