Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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Bumblebees do not pollinate in the manner of honeybees by carrying pollen on their bodies from flower to flower.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
These flowers not only attract bids, but they are also loved by slugs and pollinating insects.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Why are the flowers so big if the plants are relying on flies (not so big) to pollinate them?
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
These flowers not only attract bids, but they are also loved by slugs and pollinating insects.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Why are the flowers so big if the plants are relying on flies (not so big) to pollinate them?
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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