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The plants are pollinated by bees.
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By contrast, the plants pollinated by animals were related to subtropical palms, silk-cotton trees and other plants that typically grow in dry tropical climates.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That, and the bees—who, the movie informs us, pollinate one-third of the world’s food supply—are dying.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Jason Cope co-founded a farm tech company called PowerPollen whose equipment can mechanically collect pollen and then pollinate future crops.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Bright colors attract pollinating insects, which can see many more frequencies of color than people.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That, and the bees—who, the movie informs us, pollinate one-third of the world’s food supply—are dying.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Jason Cope co-founded a farm tech company called PowerPollen whose equipment can mechanically collect pollen and then pollinate future crops.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Bright colors attract pollinating insects, which can see many more frequencies of color than people.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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