pollinate

English

Etymology

From pollin- (“pollen”, stem form) +‎ -ate.

Verb

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

  1. To apply pollen to (a stigma).

Derived terms

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Adjective

pollinate

  1. (zoology) Pollinose.

References
  • pollinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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