adj
Meaning 1
Pollinose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adj
Pollinose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
fertilize by transfering pollen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pollenate, cross-pollinate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
History
Etymology tree English pollin- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pollinate From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.
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