pollinate
verb
- to fertilize by transferring pollen
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English pollin- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pollinate From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.
- Pollinose.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English pollin- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pollinate From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.
- To apply pollen to (a stigma).
“pollinate plants”
“pollinate flowers”