Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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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.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
Cucumber Companion Plants To Attract Beneficial Insects Cucumber flowers are pollinated by insects, so attracting pollinators to the garden is important.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Crown Bees Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers.
—Martha Ann Overland, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
People farm insects for all sorts of reasons: Farmers rear bees to pollinate billions of dollars of crops, textile companies raise silkworms for their cocoons, and cosmetic companies use cochineal beetles for dyes.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
Cucumber Companion Plants To Attract Beneficial Insects Cucumber flowers are pollinated by insects, so attracting pollinators to the garden is important.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Crown Bees Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers.
—Martha Ann Overland, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
People farm insects for all sorts of reasons: Farmers rear bees to pollinate billions of dollars of crops, textile companies raise silkworms for their cocoons, and cosmetic companies use cochineal beetles for dyes.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 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 4 May. 2025.
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