Definition of pollination
: the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma in angiosperms or from the microsporangium to the micropyle in gymnosperms
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Each spring, the orchid, whose bulbous crimson body looks like an insect, releases a pheromone that tricks solitary male bees into thinking the plant is a mating partner — a key step for pollination.
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Each spring, the orchid, whose bulbous crimson body looks like an insect, releases a pheromone that tricks solitary male bees into thinking the plant is a mating partner — a key step for pollination.
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That’s led to delicate hand-pollination, which accounts for vanilla’s prices.
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The patents include one that seeks to prevent crop damage, another that controls pests, and one that would facilitate cross-pollination.
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That legacy, concurrent with a 300-year tradition of cross-cultural culinary pollination mixing Native American, Mexican and European influences, formed the bedrock of Tucson’s bid as the nation’s first UNESCO City of Gastronomy.
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Besides hitting honey production, this can also hinder the pollination of certain crops.
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That means its geisha varietal, which grows so well in this less-than-tropical climate, won't get bastardized by accidental cross-pollination.
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This cross-pollination meant that musical expression took myriad forms.
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First Known Use of pollination
1873
POLLINATION Defined for Kids
Definition of pollination for Students
: the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil of a flower or from a male cone to a female cone
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