Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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In the case of fruit trees and bulbs, without the requisite dose of winter cold, flowers may open early when weather conditions would not be optimal for pollination or when pollinating bees and other insects would not yet be active.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Their tomatoes were salvaged using pollinating hormones that helped the flowers develop into fruits, while leafy vegetables such as kale and lettuce thrived with little intervention.
—Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Rich in pollen and nectar, these blooms are an early-season feast for many kinds of pollinating insects, including several kinds of native bees.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Each vanilla flower must be pollinated by hand, and the industry faces a litany of other obstacles, including drought, deforestation, and weather changes that can disrupt blooming.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Their tomatoes were salvaged using pollinating hormones that helped the flowers develop into fruits, while leafy vegetables such as kale and lettuce thrived with little intervention.
—Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Rich in pollen and nectar, these blooms are an early-season feast for many kinds of pollinating insects, including several kinds of native bees.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Each vanilla flower must be pollinated by hand, and the industry faces a litany of other obstacles, including drought, deforestation, and weather changes that can disrupt blooming.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pollinate
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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