pollinate

From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/

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pollinate (third-person singular simple present pollinates, present participle pollinating, simple past and past participle pollinated)

1. To apply pollen to (a stigma).

   pollinate plants

   pollinate flowers

   self-pollinate

   Bees help pollinate flowers as they collect nectar.

   Farmers often import bees to pollinate their crops.

pollinate

1. (zoology) Pollinose.

• “pollinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.