pollination

noun

pol·​li·​na·​tion ˌpä-lə-ˈnā-shən 

: the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma in angiosperms or from the microsporangium to the micropyle in gymnosperms

Examples of pollination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, all familiar fig varieties are parthenocarpic, meaning that the female syconia develop into tasty fruit without the benefit of pollination so male syconia are not needed for their maturation and ripening. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025

The wooden beehive was invented around 1850 for commercial pollination, but these basic boxes are not very protective and not at all nurturing. —Diana Olick, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025

Through pollination, insects enable the reproduction of flowering plants, including many that form the base of food chains or are agriculturally important to humans. —Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

Encourage Pollinators Growing fruit trees in guilds filled with annual and perennial flowers attracts pollinators to your trees and increases pollination rates and fruit yields. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing pollination

• cross-pollination
• self-pollination

Rhymes for pollination

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

pollination

noun

pol·​li·​na·​tion ˌpäl-ə-ˈnā-shən 

: the act or process of pollinating