Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
Recent Examples on the Web
However, your plants are likely to be stolen, pollinated, infested by bugs, eaten by deer, etc.
—
Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Honeybees are an integral part of the U.S agriculture industry, pollinating $15 billion worth of crops each year, including more than 130 types of fruits, nuts and vegetables, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Hummingbirds can pollinate about 150 species of flowers, so there’s plenty of options when planning a garden.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The initial Bradford pear trees planted were sterile – meaning the trees could not pollinate themselves to produce viable fruit.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Some varieties of fig trees rely on wasps to pollinate.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
The honey’s benefits might come from the resin of Amazonian trees that the stingless bees are pollinating, according to Claus Rasmussen, an entomologist at Aarhus University in Denmark who was not involved in the work.
—Rosa Chávez Yacila, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Bees can’t typically see red very well, so hummingbirds tend to pollinate those flowers instead.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
For 40 years Olson trucked his 18,000 honeybee colonies between California and Washington, moving among farms and orchards where their job was to pollinate everything from almonds to tree fruits, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, carrots, radishes, onions, canola and alfalfa.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Honeybees are an integral part of the U.S agriculture industry, pollinating $15 billion worth of crops each year, including more than 130 types of fruits, nuts and vegetables, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Hummingbirds can pollinate about 150 species of flowers, so there’s plenty of options when planning a garden.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The initial Bradford pear trees planted were sterile – meaning the trees could not pollinate themselves to produce viable fruit.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Some varieties of fig trees rely on wasps to pollinate.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
The honey’s benefits might come from the resin of Amazonian trees that the stingless bees are pollinating, according to Claus Rasmussen, an entomologist at Aarhus University in Denmark who was not involved in the work.
—Rosa Chávez Yacila, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Bees can’t typically see red very well, so hummingbirds tend to pollinate those flowers instead.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
For 40 years Olson trucked his 18,000 honeybee colonies between California and Washington, moving among farms and orchards where their job was to pollinate everything from almonds to tree fruits, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, carrots, radishes, onions, canola and alfalfa.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pollinate.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near pollinate
Cite this Entry
“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share