pollination
Origin of pollination
1Other words from pollination
- post·pol·li·na·tion, adjective
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Scientific definitions for pollination
[ pŏl′ə-nā′shən ]
The process by which plant pollen is transferred from the male reproductive organs to the female reproductive organs to form seeds. In flowering plants, pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma, often by the wind or by insects. In cone-bearing plants, male cones release pollen that is usually borne by the wind to the ovules of female cones.
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Other words from pollination
- pollinate verb
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Cultural definitions for pollination
The carrying of pollen grains (the male sex cells in plants) to the female sex cells for fertilization. Pollination can occur between plants when pollen is carried by the wind or by insects such as the honeybee (see cross-fertilization), or within the same plant, in which case it is called self-fertilization.
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