Meaning & use
pollinate
To transfer pollen from one flower to another, allowing plants to produce seeds.
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Bees pollinate most of the fruit trees in the orchard each spring.
Wind can pollinate certain plants without any help from insects.
A note on using this word
Many food crops depend on animals like bees to pollinate them, which is why declining bee populations concern farmers.
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