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pollination

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌpɑləˈneɪʃən/
  • Texas: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌpɔləˈnæɪʃən/
  • Australian: /ˌpɒləˈnæɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA2 L AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pollenation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation

Narrower terms: cross-pollination, self-pollination

History

Etymology

From pollinate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: পরাগমিলন (poragmilon) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Breton: pollenadur — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Catalan: pol·linització — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Chinese Mandarin: 授粉 (shòufěn) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Chinese Mandarin: 授精 (shòujīng) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Czech: opylení — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Czech: opylování — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Dutch: bestuiving — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • French: pollinisation — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Georgian: დამტვერვა (damṭverva) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Georgian: პოლინაცია (ṗolinacia) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • German: Bestäubung — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Hindi: परागण (parāgaṇ) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Hungarian: beporzás — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Hungarian: megtermékenyítés — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Hungarian: pollenizáció — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Hungarian: pollináció — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Irish: pailniú — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Italian: impollinazione — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Italian: pollinazione — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Japanese: 授精 (jusei) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Japanese: 受粉 (jufun) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Northern Kurdish: perîn — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Macedonian: опрашување (oprašuvanje) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Malay: pendebungaan — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Malayalam: പരാഗണം (parāgaṇaṁ) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Māori: ruinga hae — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Portuguese: polinização — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Punjabi: ਪਰਾਗਣ (parāgaṇ) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Romanian: polenizare — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Romanian: polenizație — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Russian: опыле́ние (opylénije) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Spanish: polinización — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Swedish: pollinering — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Swedish: pollination — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Telugu: పరాగసంపర్కము (parāgasamparkamu) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Ukrainian: запи́лення (zapýlennja) — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  • Welsh: peillio — transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
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