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Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
Recent Examples of pollinate from the Web
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But, when temperatures are hot the pollen is less viable and not able to pollinate the flowers.
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However, this year the various types of trees started to pollinate at the same time.
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Researchers work on tomato plants at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, N.Y. Photos: Richard Beaven for The Wall Street Journal(3) A researcher at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory pollinates flowering tomato plants.
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Pollution is also remains a major threat, with neonicotinoid pesticides used in place of DDT now suspected of wiping out bees and butterflies that help pollinate crops.
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Newer varieties, such as Bonita and Climax, have delectable flavor and cross-pollinate each other well.
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Take vanilla: The flowers must be pollinated by hand.
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The flower's blood red color mimics a piece of meat, further tricking the insects into pollinating the plant.
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Tomatoes and peppers are 85 percent self-pollinated, and crossing seldom occurs on the first fruit set of the plant.
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First Known Use of pollinate
1873
POLLINATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of pollinate for English Language Learners
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: to give (a plant) pollen from another plant of the same kind so that seeds will be produced
POLLINATE Defined for Kids
Definition of pollinate for Students
pollinated;
pollinating
: to transfer or carry pollen from a stamen to a pistil of a flower or from a male cone to a female cone
- Bees are pollinating the clover.
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