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DictionarypollinationPollen transfer
noun

pollination

pah-luh-NAY-shun/ˌpɑːləˈneɪʃn/

The transfer of pollen that enables plant fertilization.

Bees help with pollination as they move from flower to flower.

Bee carrying pollen on legs touches second flower's stigma, transfer between flowering plants.
Etymology
pollinLatinmill dust; fine flour
+ationFrenchaction or process

Latin “fine flour” supplied a name for the powdery fertilizing material of flowers. The action noun denotes transferring that pollen to a female flower organ.

In context

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the flowers will produce seeds through pollination
Flowering and non flowering plants | Plant life cycle | Video for Kids

More examples

  • Wind carries the pollen needed for pollination in corn.
  • Gardeners sometimes use a small brush for pollination.
  • Poor pollination can leave apple trees with little fruit.

Forms

pollination

pollinate verb — Transfer pollen to enable plant fertilization.

pollinator noun — An animal that carries pollen between flowers.