pollinate
verb (used with object)
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
was pollinating
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past progressiveof pollinate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Eventually Syed determined that Davidson’s hunch was correct: a particular species of weevil was pollinating the oil palm trees, and Davidson received permission from the Malaysian government to import some.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2019
Also lavender, because I remember my father teaching me how to catch a bee that was pollinating around the lavender stem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2015
