pollinate

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pollinate

  • /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/

Where it comes from

From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.

verb pollinates · pollinating · pollinated

  1. To apply pollen to (a stigma). pollinate plants

adjective

  1. Pollinose.

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verb to apply pollen to

Españolpolinizar
हिन्दीपरागण parāgaṇ
Portuguêspolinizar
Françaispolliniser
Deutschbestäuben
Italianoimpollinare
Ελληνικάεπικονιάζω epikoniázo
Românăpoleniza
Русскийопыля́ть opyljátʹ, опыли́ть opylítʹ
Tiếng Việtthụ phấn
العربيةلَقَّحَ laqqaḥa

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@misc{pollinate_2026,
  title = {pollinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pollinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}