pollination

UK/ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/US/ˌpɑləˈneɪʃən/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #15,144 of 15,258leans written

Pollination is the carrying of pollen that lets plants set seed. Insect pollination, hand pollination, poor pollination.

Around three quarters of food crops depend on animal pollination to some degree, which is why the decline of insects is an agricultural problem rather than only a sentimental one. Wind does the rest, including all the grasses.

Definitions of pollination

1nounpollinationThe carrying of pollen that lets plants set seed.B2+
“Bees play a vital role in the pollination of apple trees.”

pollination is a process.

Where it comes from

From pollinate, from Latin pollen, fine flour or dust.

Latin
pollen
English
pollinate
English, today
pollination

From pollinate + -ion. pollinate comes from pollen + -ate. From oblique stem of Latin pollen.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Nature & Weather

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pollination in the wild

Self-pollination can occur within a closed flower, or between flowers on the same plant.
Pollination
When pollination occurs between species, it can produce hybrid offspring in nature and in plant breeding work.
Pollination
The pollination process requires a carrier for the pollen, which can be animal, wind, or human intervention (by hand-pollination or by using a pollen sprayer).
Fruit tree pollination
In fruit trees, bees are an essential part of the pollination process for the formation of fruit.
Fruit tree pollination
The term cross-pollination is used for the opposite case, where pollen from one plant moves to a different plant.
Self-pollination

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Related words

the pollen family

pollen

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